Allen Hutchins was an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives in its first session after adoption of the state constitution.
Allen Hutchins | |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Lenawee County district | |
| In office November 2, 1835 – January 1, 1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
editAllen Hutchins moved to Adrian, Michigan, in 1833 from Orleans County, New York, and practiced law there until 1836.[1]
He was elected as a Democrat to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1835 and served as a representative from Lenawee County through 1836.[2] In 1836, he was appointed receiver of the land office in Ionia, Michigan.[1] He was accused of being a defaulter while in office, and excoriated by the Whig-leaning newspapers, although he proclaimed his innocence. He returned to Adrian after his term and died a few years later.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Stacy 1882, pp. 443–444.
- ^ Bingham 1888, p. 371.
- ^ Bonner 1909, pp. 611–612.
References
edit- Bingham, Stephen D. (1888), Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators, Lansing: Thorp & Godfrey, retrieved 2018-11-12
- Bonner, Richard I., ed. (1909), Memoirs of Lenawee County, Michigan, Madison: Western Historical Association, retrieved 2018-12-11
- Michigan Manual (1877–78 ed.), Lansing: W. S. George & Co., 1877, retrieved 2018-11-13
- Stacy, C. A. (1882), "Lenawee County: Lenawee's Pioneer Lawyers", Michigan Historical Collections, vol. 5, Lansing: Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan, pp. 441–444, retrieved 2018-12-11
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