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1 Early life and career  





2 Political career  



2.1  1965 Essex County State Senator General Election Results  







3 Later life  





4 See also  





5 References  














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Hutchins F. Inge
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 11th district
In office
1966 (1966)–1968 (1968)
Preceded byC. Robert Sarcone
Personal details
Born

Hutschins Franklin Inge


(1900-04-16)April 16, 1900
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMarch 28, 2002(2002-03-28) (aged 101)
New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse

Dorothy E. Helme

(m. 1970; died 1996)
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Howard University
OccupationPhysician and politician

Hutchins Franklin Inge (April 16, 1900 – March 28, 2002) was an American physician and Democratic Party politician. He was the first African American to serve in the New Jersey Senate.

Early life and career

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Inge was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1900 to George and Kate Ferguson Inge. In May 1921 at the University of Minnesota, Inge became a charter member of Xi chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and Howard University College of Medicine.[1]

Inge began his medical practice in Newark, New Jersey, in 1936. He served on the staff of United Presbyterian Hospital in Newark and was also staff physician for the Newark Board of Health's Division of Child Hygiene. He was director of the Essex Urban League and a founder of the Council of Doers, professional men dedicated to community service. He was also a life member of the NAACP and a member of the American Medical Association.[1]

Political career

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In 1965, at the age of 65, Inge was nominated by the Essex County Democratic organization as a candidate for the State Senate.[2] He was one of four Senate candidates on the county slate, after a temporary reapportionment plan awarded Essex (as well as Bergen County) the right to elect four instead of one senators. All four Democratic candidates were elected to office, in a year when Governor Richard J. Hughes was reelected in a landslide and Democrats took control of both houses of the legislature.[3]

1965 Essex County State Senator General Election Results

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Winner Party Votes Loser Party Votes
Nicholas Fernicola Democrat 145,589 C. Robert Sarcone Republican 128,815
Maclyn Goldman Democrat 143,794 Irwin Kimmelman Republican 116,205
John J. Giblin Democrat 143,040 James E. Churchman, Jr. Republican 112,995
Hutchins F. Inge Democrat 135,959 William F. Tompkins Republican 112,128
George C. Richardson Independent 10,409
Kendrick O. Stephenson Independent 5,970
David Blumgart Independent 5,305
Frederick Waring Independent 44,76

During Inge's tenure in the Senate from 1966 to 1968, he served as the chairman of the Senate Federal and Interstate Relations Committee. He was a supporter of measures to aid education, transportation, and housing.[4]

Later life

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In 1970 Inge married Dorothy E. Helme and moved to Osterville, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. He continued his medical practice at his residence there until his retirement in 1995. His wife died on December 25, 1996, at the age of 82.[5] Inge died on March 28, 2002, at the age of 101 at St. Luke's HospitalinNew Bedford, Massachusetts, where he lived after his wife's death.

In 2007, Governor Jon Corzine signed a bill commemorating the achievements of Inge, along with Walter G. Alexander, the first African American to serve in the New Jersey General Assembly.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituaries". The Standard-Times (New Bedford). 2002-05-03. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  • ^ "Essex Democrats Nominate First Negro for Senator". The New York Times. 1965-04-27. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  • ^ "3 Precedents Set In Wake Of Hughes' Big Win". New York Amsterdam News. 1965-11-13. p. 21.
  • ^ "Governor Signs Legislation Honoring New Jersey's First African-American State Senator and Assemblyman" (PDF). Governor of New Jersey. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2008-12-27.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Obituaries". The Standard-Times (New Bedford). 1996-12-27. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  • ^ Jones, Richard G. (2007-04-08). "A Tribute, and One Conspicuous Absence". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-27.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hutchins_F._Inge&oldid=1227647717"

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