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Buel E. Hutchinson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 30th district

In office
January 11, 1860 – January 8, 1862
Preceded by William H. Tucker
Succeeded by Norman S. Cate
Member of the State Assembly
from the Dane 2nd district

In office
January 8, 1879 – January 14, 1880
Preceded by John Lyle
Succeeded by Thomas Beattie
Member of the State Assembly
from the Bad Ax and Crawford district

In office
January 14, 1857 – January 13, 1858
Preceded by Andrew Briggs
Succeeded by James R. Savage
Personal details
Born Buel Eldridge Hutchinson
(1826-11-26)November 26, 1826
Jefferson County, New York, U.S.
Died March 10, 1903(1903-03-10) (aged 76)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting place Forest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Mary A. Hutchinson
Profession lawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Union Army
Years of service 1861–1863
Rank Captain, USV
Battles/wars American Civil War

Buel[Note 1] Eldridge Hutchinson (November 26, 1826 – March 10, 1903[Note 2])[2][3] was an American politician and lawyer.

Born in Jefferson County, New York, he was educated at Potsdam Academy.[1] In 1848 he moved to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1854.[1] He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1856 and 1878 and in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1860 to 1861.[4] He also served as district attorney of Crawford County, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, Hutchinson served in the Union Army in the commissary. He moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly for the second time. From 1882 to 1886, Hutchinson served as receiver of the United States Land Office in Aberdeen, Dakota Territory.[5][6] In 1901, Hutchinson moved to Chicago, Illinois,[1] where he died on March 10, 1903.

Notes[]

  1. Sometimes spelled Buell.
  2. Some sources state that he died in 1902.[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: Taylor and Gleason. 1907. p. 290. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4122543;view=1up;seq=294. Retrieved October 27, 2018. 
  2. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: From Its Organization September 29, 1789 to March 2, 1903, Vol. 1, United States Government Printing Office: 1903, p. 560.
  3. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Co.. 1905. p. 858. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&id=WI.WIBlueBk1905&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1905.p0940&q1=hutchinson. Retrieved October 27, 2018. 
  4. "Republican Candidate for the Assembly". October 18, 1878. p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24876871/buel_hutchinson_18261903/. Retrieved October 27, 2018.  open access publication - free to read
  5. "Hon. Buel E. Hutchinson". May 12, 1884. p. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24876860/buel_hutchinson_18261903/. Retrieved October 27, 2018.  open access publication - free to read
  6. History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield, IL: Union Publishing Company. 1884. pp. 391–402. http://www.usgenweb.info/wicrawford/books/chap17.htm. Retrieved October 27, 2018. 

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