Silas Belden DutcherSilas Belden Dutcher was the New York State Superintendent of Public Works.BiographyHe was born on July 12, 1829, in Springfield, New York. Dutcher attended the Cazenovia Academy. He served as the New York State Superintendent of Public Works from 1880 to 1883. He died on February 10, 1909, in Brooklyn, New York.