Waldo Hutchins

Waldo Hutchins
Photographs of the Officers and Members of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York, 1867.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 12th district
In office
November 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by Clarkson Nott Potter
Succeeded by Abraham Dowdney
Personal details
Born (1822-09-30)September 30, 1822
Brooklyn, Connecticut, U.S.
Died February 8, 1891(1891-02-08) (aged 68)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place Woodlawn Cemetery
Political party Democratic

Waldo Hutchins (September 30, 1822 – February 8, 1891) was a New York attorney, businesssman and politician. He served in the New York State Assembly and as a Member of Congress.

Biography

Born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, Hutchins graduated from Amherst College in 1842.[1] He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in New York City.[1]

He served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1852.[1] From 1857 to 1869 Hutchins was a member of the Central Park board of commissioners.[1] He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1867.[1]

Hutchins was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alexander Smith.[2] He was reelected to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses and served from November 4, 1879 to March 3, 1885.[3] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884 and resumed the practice of law in New York City.

In 1887, Hutchins was again appointed to New York City's Central Park Commission.[1] He served until his death in New York City on February 8, 1891.[1] He was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.[4]

There is a bench in his memory near Conservatory Water, Central Park.[5]

Family

Hutchins was married to Elizabeth Ellsworth, the daughter of William Wolcott Ellsworth and granddaughter of Oliver Ellsworth.[1] They were the parents of four children -- Julia Sterling (1855-1930), Augustus Schell (1856-1948), Waldo (1858-1933), and William Ellsworth (1861-1916).[1][6] In 2018, Scott Hutchins ran for office in the same district. They are 8th cousins 5 times removed, although their common ancestor is Robert Peck (c. 1500-1556) of Beccles, not a Hutchins.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Annual Report: Including Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association.
  2. ↑ "Waldo Hutchins, Democrat, was elected on Tuesday in the Westchester district of New York".
  3. ↑ "Alumni Notes: Waldo Hutchins".
  4. ↑ "Waldo Hutchins' Funeral".
  5. ↑ "Waldo Hutchins Bench".
  6. ↑ The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data.
  7. ↑ Scott Andrew Hutchins James Frederick Hutchins his father → Osburne Amos Hutchins his father → Frederick Bradley Hutchins his father → Osborn (Osburne) Clark Hutchins his father → Clark K. Hutchins his father → Asa Hutchins his father → John Hutchins, Sr. his father → Thomas Hutchins, Jr. his father → Sarah Hutchins his mother → Hannah Southwick her mother → Persis Follett her mother → John Black her father → Margaret Blott his mother → Robert Peck her brother → Joseph Peck his son → Samuel Peck his son → Sarah Sabin his daughter → Judith Leavens her daughter → Abigail Hutchins her daughter → Penuel Hutchins her son → Waldo Hutchins his son → Waldo Hutchins his son https://www.geni.com/people/Waldo-Hutchins/6000000003221236741

Sources

Books

  • Grant, Robert (1891). Annual Report: Including Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association. 14. Philadelphia, PA: Cando Printing and Publishing. pp. 438–439.
  • Chapin, Gilbert Warren (1924). The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data. II. Hartford, CT: Chapin family Association. p. 1669.

Internet

  • "Waldo Hutchins Bench". Central Park Attractions. New York, NY: Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

Newspapers

  • "Waldo Hutchins, Democrat, was elected on Tuesday in the Westchester district of New York". Indiana Democrat. Indiana, PA. November 13, 1879. p. 6. (Subscription required (help)).
  • "Waldo Hutchins' Funeral". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. February 10, 1891. p. 6. (Subscription required (help)).

Magazines

  • Cushing, H. A. (February 14, 1891). "Alumni Notes: Waldo Hutchins". Amherst Student. Amherst, MA: Carpenter & Morehouse. p. 136.

External sources

  • United States Congress. "Waldo Hutchins (id: H001009)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Waldo Hutchins at Find a Grave
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Clarkson Nott Potter		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 12th congressional district
November 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885		 Succeeded by
Abraham Dowdney

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