Stanley McCutcheon

Stanley J. McCutcheon (September 1917 – May 22, 1975) was an American politician and lawyer from Anchorage, Alaska, who served several nonconsecutive terms in the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 3rd legislative district of Alaska as a Democrat in the 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, and 22nd territorial legislatures. He served as the 18th speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1949 to 1951.

Early life and education
McCutcheon was born in Anchorage in the Territory of Alaska in September 1917 as one of three sons to Herbert Hazard McCutcheon and Clara Johanna ( Krueger) McCutcheon. His father, H. H. McCutcheon, served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1931 to 1943 and the Alaska Senate from 1943 to 1945, serving as the 14th speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1941 to 1943.

Stanley McCutcheon attended high school and law school in Anchorage.

Career
McCutcheon served a total of five terms in the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 3rd legislative district of Alaska as a Democrat. He served from 1943 to 1947 in the 16th and 17th territorial legislatures, from 1949 to 1953 in the 19th and 20th territorial legislatures, and from 1955 to 1957 in the 22nd territorial legislature.

McCutcheon served as the 18th speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1949 to 1951 in the 19th territorial legislature.

McCutcheon was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory in 1952 and 1956. Additionally, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Alaska in 1960 and 1968.

In 1954, McCutcheon authored a petition asking President Dwight D. Eisenhower to recall Alaska governor B. Frank Heintzleman, describing it as "a non-partisan movement".

Outside of the Alaska Legislature, McCutcheon was a lawyer with his own private law practice in Anchorage. He also served as president of Alaska Airlines.

McCutcheon helped Alaska natives obtain a settlement of $962 million and 40 acres of land.

Legal issues
On November 20, 1952, following the closure of the Union Bank of Anchorage by the Territorial Banking Board, McCutcheon was arrested along with the institution's president on seven misdemeanor charges of failing to abide by banking laws, which included making loans in excess of legal limits, failure to hold meetings of stockholders, and failure to obey bank board orders. They both posted $3,000 bond and were immediately released. McCutcheon and the other officer denied any wrongdoing and claimed that the charges were politically motivated.

Personal life and death
McCutcheon had a wife and two children. He was a member of The Elks.

McCutcheon died at the age of 57 in Anchorage on May 22, 1975.