Wallace E. Hutton

Wallace E. Hutton
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Frederick County district
In office
1971–1974
Preceded byWilliam M. Houck, E. Earl Remsberg, C. Clifton Virts
Succeeded byNew district
Personal details
Born(1929-05-06)May 6, 1929
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 6, 2016(2016-12-06) (aged 78)
Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpousePortia Lyon
Children2
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington (BA)
George Washington University Law School (JD)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Wallace E. Hutton (May 6, 1929 – December 6, 2016) was 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 Bloomington 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 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 lieutenant colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps.[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 was a manager of legal services at the Office of Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury.[1]

Personal life and death

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

Hutton died on December 6, 2016, at the age of 78.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wallace E. Hutton". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. February 27, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "W. E. Hutton Opens New Law Office". The News. July 22, 1965. p. B9. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. 1 2 "Hutton Joins Law Firm". The News. January 18, 1965. p. 13. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. March 20, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Wallace Hutton Obituary (2017) - Fort Myers, Fl, MD - The Frederick News-Post". Legacy.com. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
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