William J. Hutchins
Not to be confused with William J. Hutchins who served as president of Berea College
William J. Hutchins | |
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Mayor of Houston | |
In office 1861–1862 | |
Preceded by | Thomas W. Whitmarsh |
Succeeded by | Thomas William House Sr. |
Personal details | |
Born | March 3, 1813 Mayor of Houston , Railways |
William J. Hutchins (March 3, 1813 – June 4, 1884) was a businessman and a
Early life
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Hutchins was born in Duchess County New York. He spent most of his childhood in
Business career
In addition to his activities as a commission merchant, Hutchins invested in several infrastructure development companies. He co-founded the
Around 1860, Hutchins started construction of a new four-story, brick building on the site of the old City Hotel (1837-1859). Finally completed after the Civil War, the Hutchins House was open until it burned in the early 1900s.[6]
Hutchins served variously as a director, owner, and president of the Houston and Texas Central Railway. He and a partner purchased the railroad at auction in 1861 for $10,000.[1] Hutchins purchased the Houston Tap and Brazoria Railway at auction in 1869 for $500.[7]
Hutchins was Vice-President of the Houston Insurance Company.[8]
According to the
Political career
Hutchins served as Alderman for
Hutchins, Texas was named in his honor.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Julia Beazley (April 6, 2017). "HUTCHINS, WILLIAM J." Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ a b (1895)History of Texas, together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston; containing a concise history of the state, with portraits and biographies of prominent citizens of the above named cities. Chicago: Lewis Publishing, p.276. https://archive.org/details/historyoftexasto01chic, accessed July 08, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0292741737.
- ^ a b Muir, Andrew Forest (Jul 1960). "Railroads Come to Houston 1857-1861". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 64 (1): 42–63.
- ISBN 0-292-730209. (First Trade Paperback Edition, 1981).
- ^ Young, Samuel Oliver (1912). A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912. Houston: Rein and Sons. pp. 49–51. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries, Denton, Texas.
- ISBN 0-292-730209.
- ^ Kirkland, William A. (1975). Old Bank-New Bank: the First National Bank of Houston, 1866-1956. Houston: Pacesetter Press. pp. 24–25.