Herman G. Hutt (July 11, 1872 – June 13, 1952) was an American politician, businessman, and amateur boxer. He served in the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

as a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

from 1901 to 1906.

Life and career

Born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

and educated in public schools in that city, Hutt was a grocer and butcher who served as president of the Philadelphia Live Stock Association. In 1900, he was elected to the

as a

representing the 15th district of Philadelphia. He was reelected in 1902 and 1904 and served three terms in office from 1901 to 1906. He did not seek reelection in 1906. Hutt was later elected chief burgess of West Chester,

Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, th ...

, Pennsylvania, serving from 1922 to 1926. He did not seek reelection in 1925. He also served as a trustee of

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...

. Hutt was a noted amateur boxer who at one point held a world record for bag punching. In 1911, he defeated world lightweight champion Ad Wolgast in a friendly impromptu boxing match at Hutt's private gymnesium, which Wolgast had been using for training while recovering from an injury. In 1905, Hutt married Martha Henry, an educator and Temple University alumna from Goldsboro, Pennsylvania. The ''Harrisburg Telegraph'' reported stiffly that "none of Mr. Hutt's friends in Philadelphia knew of his matrimonial intentions until he went home with his bride." Hutt had a son and a daughter from a previous marriage. Martha Hutt died at the age of 76 on May 17, 1952, less than a month before the death of her husband. Hutt died at

Chester County Hospital Chester County Hospital is a private, non-profit, 329-bed teaching hospital located primarily in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1892, the hospital joined University of Pennsylvania Health System in 2013. The hospital's main campus is loca ...

in West Chester on June 13, 1952, at the age of 79. He was interred at

Oaklands Cemetery Oaklands Cemetery is a rural cemetery founded in 1854 in West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is located at 1042 Pottstown Pike and is approximately in size. Description and history The Oaklands Cemetery was founded in respo ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutt, Herman G. 1872 births 1952 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century American politicians American grocers American male boxers Boxers from Philadelphia Burials at Oaklands Cemetery Politicians from Philadelphia Politicians from West Chester, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives