Allen Hutchins

Allen Hutchins
Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the Lenawee County district
In office November 2, 1835 –January 1, 1837
Personal details
Political party	Democratic

Allen Hutchins was an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives in its first session after the adoption of the state constitution.

Biography

Allen 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

1. Stacy 1882, pp. 443–444.
2. Bingham 1888, p. 371.
3. Bonner 1909, pp. 611–612.

References

• Bingham, Stephen D. (1888), Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators, Lansing: Thorp & Godfrey, retrieved November 12, 2018
• Bonner, Richard I., ed. (1909), Memoirs of Lenawee County, Michigan, Madison: Western Historical Association, retrieved December 11, 2018
• Michigan Manual (1877–78 ed.), Lansing: W. S. George & Co., 1877, retrieved November 13, 2018
• 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 December 11, 2018