Waldo Hutchins | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's12th district | |
| In office November 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Clarkson Nott Potter |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Dowdney |
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| 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 aNew York attorney, businessman and politician. He served in theNew York State Assembly and as aMember of Congress for three terms from 1879 to 1885.
Born inBrooklyn, Connecticut, Hutchins graduated fromAmherst College in 1842.[1] He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice inNew York City.[1]
He served as a member of theNew York State Assembly in 1852.[1] From 1857 to 1869 Hutchins was a member of theCentral Park board of commissioners.[1] He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1867.[1]
Hutchins was elected as aDemocrat to theForty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofAlexander Smith.[2] He was reelected to theForty-seventh andForty-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 atWoodlawn Cemetery inthe Bronx.[4]
In New York City'sCentral Park, overlookingConservatory Water, is theWaldo Hutchins bench, a curvedConcord white graniteexedra 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 ($350,000 in current dollar terms).[14] Its architect wasEric Gugler, and in 1932 it was executed by thePiccirilli Brothers studio, the firm that carved theLincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.[12]
Hutchins was married to Elizabeth Ellsworth, the daughter ofWilliam Wolcott Ellsworth and granddaughter ofOliver 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]
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| Preceded by | New York State Assembly Kings County, 2nd District 1852 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 12th congressional district November 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 | Succeeded by |
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