John Hutchins (politician)

John Hutchins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th district
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	Joshua Reed Giddings
Succeeded by	Richard C. Parsons
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Trumbull County district
In office December 3, 1849 – December 1, 1850 Serving with Albert G. Riddle
Preceded by	Isaac Lee Albert G. Riddle
Succeeded by	M. C. Bradley G. H. Kent
Personal details
Born	(1812-07-25)July 25, 1812 Vienna, Ohio
Died	November 20, 1891(1891-11-20) (aged 79) Cleveland, Ohio
Resting place	Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Rhoda M. Andrews
Children	five
Alma mater	Western Reserve College
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John Hutchins (July 25, 1812 – November 20, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1859 to 1863.

Life and career

Hutchins was born in Vienna Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was a first cousin of future congressman Wells A. Hutchins. He attended the district schools and Western Reserve College, known now as Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied law with David Tod, later Ohio Governor.^[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice in Warren, Ohio.

He served as clerk of the common pleas court for Trumbull County from 1838 to 1843, and was a member of the State house of representatives in 1849 and 1850. He served as the mayor of Warren for two years, and was a member of the Warren Board of Education for six years. He later formed a partnership with Jacob Dolson Cox^[1]

Hutchins was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859–March 3, 1863). He served as chairman of the Committee on Manufacturers (Thirty-seventh Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1862, and subsequently resumed the practice of law in Warren.

He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1868 and continued the practice of law. He died there on November 20, 1891, and was interred in Lake View Cemetery.

He married Rhoda M Andrews in 1838, who died in Cleveland in May, 1890.^[2] She had three sons and two daughters,^[1] three sons and one daughter survived their parents.^[2]

Sources

1. Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 2. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 103–105.
2. "Hon. John Hutchins". Annals of the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County. 3. Cleveland: Williams Publishing Co: 48–51. 1892.

• United States Congress. "John Hutchins (id: H001008)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Joshua R. Giddings	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th congressional district 1859–1863	Succeeded by District inactive