Wallace E. Hutton Explained

Wallace E. Hutton
State Delegate:Maryland
Term Start:1971
Term End:1974
Predecessor:William M. Houck, E. Earl Remsberg, C. Clifton Virts
Successor:New district
Birth Date:6 May 1929
Birth Place:Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Spouse:Portia Lyon
Children:2
Alma Mater:Indiana University (BA)
George Washington University Law School (JD)

Wallace E. Hutton (born May 6, 1929) is an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1971 to 1974.

Early life

Wallace E. Hutton was born on May 6, 1929, in Yonkers, New York. He attended schools in Illinois, Indiana, and Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools, including Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and literature from Indiana University in 1950. He graduated with a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1956. He was admitted to the bar in 1956.[1] [2] He was a member of Pi Kappa Phi and Phi Alpha Delta.[2]

Career

Hutton served in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army. He served in the Korean War as an infantry lieutenant. He returned from the conflict in 1952.[2] [3] He was a member of the United States Army Reserve and attained the rank of major.[2] He had a fellowship in Washington, D.C., to study the United States Congress granted by the American Political Science Association from 1963 to 1964. During the fellowship, he worked in the offices of Carl Albert and Alan Bible.[1] [2] He worked as a lawyer in Washington, D.C., Montgomery and Washington County. He worked with the Federal Communications Commission for nine years. In 1965, he joined the firm managed by Edward D. Storm and Samuel W. Barrick near Frederick.[3]

Hutton was county commissioner of Frederick County from 1966 to 1970.[1] Hutton was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County, from 1971 to 1974.[1] [4]

Hutton is a manager of legal services at the Office of Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury.[1]

Personal life

Hutton married Portia Lyon of Sheridan, Indiana. They had two sons, Brock and Shane.[2] His wife and him are private pilots and fly out of Frederick Municipal Airport.[2] He lived in Bethesda for over 20 years before moving to Frederick.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wallace E. Hutton . Maryland Manual On-Line . . 2001-02-27 . 2024-10-24.
  2. News: W. E. Hutton Opens New Law Office . 1965-07-22 . The News . B9 . . 2024-10-24.
  3. News: Hutton Joins Law Firm . 1965-01-18 . The News . 13 . . 2024-10-24.
  4. Web site: Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974) . Maryland Manual On-Line . . 2024-03-20 . 2024-10-24.