Waldo Hutchins

Waldo Hutchins

Waldo Hutchins (born September 30, 1822 in Brooklyn , Connecticut , † February 8, 1891 in New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1879 and 1885 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Waldo Hutchins was born in Brooklyn, Windham County , about seven and a half years after the end of the British-American War . In 1842 he graduated from Amherst College , Massachusetts . He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and then began practicing in New York City. In 1852 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . In 1867 he took part in the New York Constituent Assembly as a delegate . Between 1857 and 1869 he was a Park Commissioner . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

He was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in a by-election on November 4, 1879 in the twelfth constituency of New York to fill the vacancy created by the death of Alexander Smith. Smith died on November 5, 1878, before he could begin his service. In 1880 Hutchins was in the 48th Congress elected and in 1882 in the 49th Congress . Since he on a run again in 1884 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1885 Congress of.

After his time in Congress, he returned to practice as a lawyer in New York City. In 1887 he was appointed Park Commissioner - a position he held until his death. He died in New York City on February 8, 1891, and was then buried in Woodlawn Cemetery .

Web links

• Waldo Hutchins in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Waldo Hutchins in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 , 16th edition. United States Government Printing Office , 2005, ISBN 0-16-073176-3 , p. 203, footnote 32.