Robert L. Cutting Jr.

Robert Livingston Cutting Jr. (July 2, 1836 – January 13, 1894) was an American banker and clubman who was prominent in New York Society during the Gilded Age. He was also prominent as a municipal reformer who tried to clean New York up from Boss Tweed's corrupt influence. Early life Cutting was born in New York City on July 2, 1836, and was known as Bob Cutting. He was the oldest of four children born to Robert Livingston Cutting (1812–1887) and Julianna (née DeWolf) Cutting (1816–1891). His father was a past president of the New York Stock Exchange and a co-founder of the Continental Bank of New York. His siblings included James DeWolf Cutting, a Yale graduate; Walter Cutting, a broker who married Maria Center Pomeroy; and Julia Cutting who did not marry. His mother was the granddaughter of U.S. Senator James DeWolf. His paternal grandparents were William Cutting (1773–1820) and Gertrude (née Livingston) Cutting (1779–1864). Among his uncles were U.S. Representative Francis Brockholst Cutting, and Robert Fulton Cutting, who married the poet Elise Justine Bayard. His great-grandfather was Walter Livingston, the first Speaker of the New York State Assembly, and his great-uncle was U.S. Representative Henry Walter Livingston, Career In 1862, Cutting became a special partner in the brokerage firm of Lee, Lyon & Co., with an office located at 19 William Street. The firm name was changed to John Benjamin Lee & Co., and later to Lee, Livingston & Co. In 1864, he became a member of the New York Stock Exchange.