Bronson M. Cutting
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About
Republican Senator from New Mexico who served from 1927 to 1935 and helped establish freedom of the press.
Before Fame
He served in a diplomatic post in England and as chairman of the New Mexican State Penitentiary before election to the Senate in 1927.
Trivia
While an officer, he opposed a modification to the law that would have disallowed printed material considered treasonous, and ultimately succeeded in getting that provision stripped.
Family Life
He was born in Long Island, New York, the third of four children born to William Bayard Cutting, a New York financier.
Associated With
Martin Heinrich was another prominent New Mexico senator.
