{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Giles W. Hotchkiss |image = Hon. Giles W. Hotchkiss, N.Y - NARA - 525581 (1).jpg |state1 = New York |district1 = {{ushr|NY|26|26th}} |term_start1 = March 4, 1869 |term_end1 = March 3, 1871 |predecessor1 = William S. Lincoln |successor1 = Milo Goodrich |term_start2 = March 4, 1863 |term_end2 = March 3, 1867 |predecessor2 = Jacob P. Chamberlain |successor2 = William S. Lincoln |birth_date = October 25, 1815 |birth_place = Windsor, New York, U.S. |death_date = July 5, 1878 (aged 62) |death_place = Binghamton, New York, U.S. |resting_place = Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, New York, U.S. |party = Republican |spouse = Bessie R. Knapp (m. 1842) |children = 4 }} '''Giles Waldo Hotchkiss''' (October 25, 1815 – July 5, 1878) was an American attorney and politician from Binghamton, New York. Active in politics as a Republican, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1867, and again from 1869 to 1871.

==Biography== Hotchkiss was born in Windsor, New York, on October 25, 1815, the youngest son of Cyrus Hotchkiss and Sarah "Sally" (Andrews) Hotchkiss.<ref name="Directory">{{cite book |author=Joint Committee On Printing, United States Congress |date=1961 |title=Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZeBQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1078 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=1078 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Andrews |first=Alfred |date=1872 |title=Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews, Who Settled In Farmington, Conn., 1640 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8S0xAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA226 |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=A. H. Andrews & Co. |page=226 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He attended the common schools of Windsor, Windsor Academy, and Oxford Academy.<ref name="Directory"/> Hotchkiss studied law with attorney Franklin G. Wheeler, attained admission to the bar in 1837, and began to practice in Binghamton, New York.<ref name="Directory"/>

Active in politics as a Republican, Hotchkiss was one of the party's founders.<ref name="Directory"/> He was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention.<ref name="Directory"/>

In 1862, Hotchkiss was elected as to the United States House of Representatives, and he was reelected in 1864.<ref name="Directory"/> He served in the 38th and 39th Congresses, March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1867.<ref name="Directory"/> He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1866.<ref name="Directory"/>

Hotchkiss was elected to the U.S. House again in 1868 and served in the 41st Congress, March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871.<ref name="Directory"/> He was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1870.<ref name="Directory"/>

thumb|right|Grave of Hotchkiss in Spring Forest Cemetery After leaving Congress, Hotchkiss resumed the practice of law in Binghamton.<ref name="Directory"/> He died in Binghamton on July 5, 1878.<ref name="Directory"/> Hotchkiss was interred At Binghamton's Spring Forest Cemetery.<ref name="Directory"/>

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==External links== {{commons category}} * {{CongBio|H000808}} Retrieved on 2009-05-12

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