Waldo Hutchins was a New York attorney, businessman and politician. He served in the New York State Assembly and as a Member of Congress for three terms from 1879 to 1885.
Occupation
politician, lawyer
Position held
United States representative, member of the New York State Assembly
Waldo Hutchins (September 30, 1822 – February 8, 1891) was a New York attorney, businessman 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. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in New York City.
He served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1852. From 1857 to 1869 Hutchins was a member of the Central Park board of commissioners. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1867.
Hutchins was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alexander Smith. He was reelected to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses and served from November 4, 1879 to March 3, 1885. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884 and resumed the practice of law in New York City.
