Allen Hutchins

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

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

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

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