Elijah C. Hutchinson

Elijah C. Hutchinson

Elijah Cubberley Hutchinson (born August 7, 1855 in Windsor , Mercer County , New Jersey , †  June 25, 1932 in Trenton , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1923 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Elijah Hutchinson attended public schools in his home country as well as Riders Business College in Trenton. Then he worked in Hamilton as a miller. He was also active in the banking industry; he also made fertilizer. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He served on the Hamilton parish council for three years. In 1895 and 1896, Hutchinson was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly ; from 1899 to 1904 he sat in the State Senate , of which he was President in 1903. Between 1905 and 1908 he was state commissioner for the road system in New Jersey.

In the 1914 congressional elections , Hutchinson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Democrat Allan B. Walsh , whom he defeated in the election, on March 4, 1915 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1923 . During this time the First World War fell . The 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

In 1922, Hutchinson was defeated by the Democrat Charles Browne . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he withdrew from politics. He died in Trenton on June 25, 1932.

Web links

• Elijah C. Hutchinson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Elijah C. Hutchinson in the database of Find a Grave (English)