William Thomas Hutchens (December 24, 1859 – February 24, 1940) was an American politician who was born and raised in New York City and was raised by a single father who ran a pub/restaurant. They sold the bar and later moved to Alabama in 1879 so they could escape poverty in hopes of buying a farm. After his father's death in 1881, he founded a company called Hutchens in 1886 and also became the first New Yorker to be involved in Alabama politics. Later Hutchens served as president of Huntsville, Alabama, from 1893 to 1897 and later as mayor from 1920 to 1922.[1][2] Hutchens also served as the city's Postmaster from 1898 through 1914.[3][4][5]
^. City of Huntsville, Alabama. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
^Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. Vol. 31. United States Senate. January 31, 1898. p. 518. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^Dickson, W.G. (November 9, 1919). "Interesting Facts About Our Post Office Bldg". The Huntsville Daily Times. p. II-8.
^Kvach, John F.; Ethridge, Charity; Hopkins, Michelle; Leberman, Susanna (April 1, 2013). "The Odds and Ends of Life in Huntsville". Images of America: Huntsville. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 111. ISBN978-0-738-59891-8. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
^"Hutchens, William". Maple Hill Cemetery Map. City of Huntsville, Alabama. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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