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JOHN EMERSON CUTLER
(Welland, Ont.)
John Emerson Cutler has spent his active life for half a century in Welland, Ont., and is one of the substantial men of that locality, a mill owner, builder and public spirited citizen.
Mr. Cutler was born on January 13th, 1850, in a little hamlet this side of Hamilton, Ont. His great-grandfather came from England; his grandfather owned a plot of 200 acres where now stands the city of Rochester, N.Y., and his father, Jeremiah Webb Cutler, who was one of eleven children, was a builder, working in both town and country; his mother died when he was seven years old.
John E. Cutler, had but a limited education covering about two years, which he received at the school at Hutton Corners. When he was nineteen, after he had been working hard on a farm, he decided to try and better his education when he reached the age of twenty, and at that time found an opportunity to attend school for another five months. His first work was employment as a carpenter for John Tisdell, building homes, at thirteen dollars a month. At the age of twenty so thoroughly had he learned his trade that he was able to lay out and build a home all of his own ability. He came to Welland about forty or forty-four years ago. In the early days he was president of the Town Association for two or three terms; was in the council for two or three terms; an alderman for two or three terms; was chairman of the street committee for two years, and was a member of the high school board for eight years. He advanced in his work by acting as a foreman for Tom Nichols, building homes and other buildings for two years. He then started in the building business in Welland with Bert Adley as a partner for a short time, when he bought out his partner and started his present mill where he employs sixteen men, and has everything in wood of all kinds, paints, roofing, glass etc., and has the oldest and biggest mill in town located at 51 N. Main Street. He has built a number of large and fine residences in Welland, and has also notably built the Presbyterian Church, Methodist Church, Morrison Street Church in Niagara Falls; the Church at Fenwick; the Dunnville Bank of Commerce building; custom house and post office at Bridgeburg; the town hall in Welland; the Industrial Home of Welland County (poor house) and a number of other big construction works. He was married twice; had five children, four living, lost one; the oldest Frank; William Nelson died in infancy; George is married , has one boy, William, married Miss Laura Heslip; Mabel married Norman Michmur, has two children, resides in Welland.
Mr. Cutler is a temperance man, and member of the Methodist Church, does not belong to any clubs. Hard work is his recreation. He is a man of positive views and settled convictions and always determined to carry out his own ideas, but is liked and respected by all for his frankness and solid citizenship.
A.E. Coombs
History of The Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal
1930
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