Otis M. Hitchings Explained

Otis M. Hitchings
Birth Date:August 8, 1822
Birth Place:Saugus, Massachusetts
Death Date:1894 (aged 71 or 72)[1]
Death Place:Saugus, Massachusetts
Restingplace:Riverside Cemetery
Saugus, Massachusetts
Nationality:American
Occupation:Shoe manufacturer
Party:Democratic
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 20th Essex District
Term Start:1876
Term End:1876
Predecessor:John H. Potter
Successor:Timothy Dacey / John C. Sanborn
Relations:Benjamin Hitchings Jr. (brother)
John B. Hitchings (brother)
Charles S. Hitchings (nephew)

Otis Munroe Hitchings (August 8, 1822 – 1894) was an American shoe manufacturer and politician who served one term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Hitchings was born on August 8, 1822, in Saugus, Massachusetts. His father, Benjamin Hitchings, was a shoe manufacturer and Otis and his brother John B. eventually joined their father as partners.[2] From 1846 to 1872, Hitchings ran his own company, which employed as many as 100 employees.[3] In 1876 he represented the 20th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George O Hitchings . BillionGraves Holdings, Inc. . 9 May 2022.
  2. Book: Atherton . Horace H. . History of Saugus, Massachusetts . 1915 . Citizens Committee of the Saugus Board of Trade . 43 . 4 May 2022.
  3. Book: Huard . D. Hamilton . History of Essex County, Massachusetts . 1888 . J. W. Lewis & Co. . Philadelphia . 414 . 25 April 2022.
  4. Book: Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1876 . 1876 . Wright & Porter . Boston . 595 . 9 May 2022.