Waldo Hutchins | |
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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 | Brooklyn, Connecticut, U.S. | September 30, 1822
Died | February 8, 1891 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 68)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
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 for three terms from 1879 to 1885.
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]
In New York City's Central Park, overlooking Conservatory Water, is the Waldo Hutchins bench, a curved Concord white granite exedra outdoor bench. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] The bench is almost 4 feet (1.2 m) tall by 27 feet (8.2 m) long, and weighs several tons. [12] [13] The cost of the bench was $15,000 ($330,000 in current dollar terms). [14] Its architect was Eric Gugler, and in 1932 it was executed by the Piccirilli Brothers studio, the firm that carved the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. [12]
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] [15]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress