Edward Hutchinson

Edward Hutchinson (1973)

J. Edward Hutchinson (born October 13, 1914 in Fennville , Allegan County , Michigan , †  July 22, 1985 in Naples , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1963 and 1977 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Hutchinson attended Fennville High School until 1932 . He then studied until 1936 at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor . After a subsequent law degree at the same university and his admission as a lawyer in 1938, he began to work in Allegan in his new profession. During the Second World War he served in the US Army between 1941 and 1946 . There he rose to become captain of a transport unit.

After the war, Hutchinson began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1946 and 1948 . Between 1951 and 1960 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1948 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , where Thomas E. Dewey was nominated for the second time as a presidential candidate. In April 1952, Hutchinson served as chairman of the Michigan regional Republican party convention. In 1961 and 1962 he was a member and vice president of an assembly to revise the Michigan constitution.

In the 1962 congressional elections , Hutchinson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Clare Hoffman on January 3, 1963 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1977 . During this time, the Vietnam War and the Watergate Affair took place . Hutchinson long stood behind President Richard Nixon on this matter . When his situation became hopeless, however, Hutchinson, who was then a member of the Judiciary Committee , also voted for a possible impeachment, although he suggested Nixon resign, which he also carried out in August 1974. During Hutchinson's time in Congress, the 24th , 25th and 26th amendments were passed there.

In 1976 Edward Hutchinson renounced another congressional candidacy. After he left the US House of Representatives, he retired. He died on July 22, 1985 in Naples and was buried in his native Fennville.

Web links

• Edward Hutchinson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward Hutchinson in the database of Find a Grave (English)