Robert H. Hotchkiss | |
State: | Wisconsin |
State Senate: | Wisconsin |
District: | 1st |
Term Start: | January 8, 1868 |
Term End: | January 13, 1869 |
Predecessor: | Van Eps Young |
Successor: | David Taylor |
Term Start1: | January 12, 1859 |
Term End1: | January 9, 1861 |
Predecessor1: | Elijah Fox Cook |
Successor1: | Luther H. Cary |
State Assembly2: | Wisconsin |
District2: | Sheboygan 2nd |
Term Start2: | January 14, 1857 |
Term End2: | January 13, 1858 |
Predecessor2: | Reed C. Brazelton |
Successor2: | William H. Prentice |
Birth Name: | Robert Henry Hotchkiss |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1818 |
Birth Place: | Smithfield, New York |
Death Place: | New York, New York |
Restingplace: | Union Cemetery Plymouth, Wisconsin |
Father: | Amzi Hotchkiss |
Mother: | Aruby (Henry) Hotchkiss |
Occupation: | farmer, tanner, miller |
Party: | Democratic |
Robert Henry Hotchkiss (December 24, 1818 – September 29, 1878) was a businessman and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate for 3 years, and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for one year.
Hotchkiss was born on December 24, 1818, Christmas Eve, in Smithfield, New York. On July 3, 1851 Hotchkiss married Jenette Bartholf. They had two children. He died on September 29, 1878.[1] Hotchkiss was in the printing business and settled in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. He died at his son-in-law's home in New York City.[2]
Hotchkiss was a member of the Assembly in 1857 and of the Senate from 1859 to 1860 and again in 1868. He was a Democrat.