Waldo Hutchins
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 | September 30, 1822 Brooklyn, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 1891 (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, businessman and politician. He served in the New York State Assembly and as a Member of Congress for three terms from 1879 to 1885.
Biography
[edit]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]
Early political career
[edit]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]
Congress
[edit]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.
Later career and death
[edit]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]
Legacy
[edit]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]
Family
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Annual Report: Including Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association.
- ^ "Waldo Hutchins, Democrat, was elected on Tuesday in the Westchester district of New York".
- ^ "Alumni Notes: Waldo Hutchins".
- ^ "Waldo Hutchins' Funeral".
- ^ "Waldo Hutchins Bench".
- ^ Carroll, Raymond (May 20, 2008). The Complete Illustrated Map and Guidebook to Central Park. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 9781402758331 – via Google Books.
- ^ Henry Hope Reed, Sophia Duckworth (1972). Central Park; a History and a Guide
- ^ Andrea Kannapell (1999).The Curious New Yorker; 329 Fascinating Questions and Surprising Answers about New York City.
- ^ Natalie Zaman (2016). Magical Destinations of the Northeast; Sacred Sites, Occult Oddities & Magical Monuments
- ^ Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis, Matthew McGowan (2018). Classical New York; Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham.
- ^ "Waldo Hutchins Memorial Bench|Piccirilli Brothers|Whispering Bench". centralparkinbronze.
- ^ a b c "Central Park Monuments - Waldo Hutchins: NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org.
- ^ Waldo Hutchins Bench Sundial, New York, USA, October 6, 2016.
- ^ Miller, Tom (October 25, 2018). "Daytonian in Manhattan: The Waldo M. Hutchins Bench - Central Park".
- ^ The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data.
Sources
[edit]Books
[edit]- Grant, Robert (1891). Annual Report: Including Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association. Vol. 14. Philadelphia, PA: Cando Printing and Publishing. pp. 438–439.
- Chapin, Gilbert Warren (1924). The Chapin Book of Genealogical Data. Vol. II. Hartford, CT: Chapin family Association. p. 1669.
Internet
[edit]- "Waldo Hutchins Bench". Central Park Attractions. New York, NY: Central Park Conservancy. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
Newspapers
[edit]- "Waldo Hutchins, Democrat, was elected on Tuesday in the Westchester district of New York". Indiana Democrat. Indiana, PA. November 13, 1879. p. 6.
- "Waldo Hutchins' Funeral". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. February 10, 1891. p. 6.
Magazines
[edit]- Cushing, H. A. (February 14, 1891). "Alumni Notes: Waldo Hutchins". Amherst Student. Amherst, MA: Carpenter & Morehouse. p. 136.
External sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "Waldo Hutchins (id: H001009)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Waldo Hutchins at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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- Amherst College alumni
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- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
- 19th-century American legislators
- People from Brooklyn, Connecticut
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians