William Hutchison (New Zealand politician)
William Hutchison | |
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![]() William Hutchison in 1882 | |
4th Mayor of Wellington | |
In office 29 May 1879 – 30 November 1881 | |
Preceded by | George Allen |
Succeeded by | George Fisher |
In office 15 December 1875 – 19 December 1877 | |
Preceded by | William Sefton Moorhouse |
Succeeded by | Joe Dransfield |
Personal details | |
Born | 1820 Banffshire, Scotland |
Died | 3 December 1905 Dunedin, New Zealand |
Spouse |
Helen Hutchison (m. 1846) |
Relations | George Hutchison (son) |
Children | 8 |
Occupation | Journalist |
William Hutchison (1820 – 3 December 1905) was a New Zealand politician and journalist. Hutchison and his son George were both Members of Parliament.
Early life
Hutchison was born in Banffshire, Scotland, and trained as a journalist.[1] On 12 August 1846, he married Helen Hutchison (née Aicheson) of Inverness.[2] They emigrated to New Zealand in 1866 for him to take up employment with The Southern Cross.[1][3]
Life in New Zealand
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1879–1881 | 7th | City of Wellington | Independent | ||
1881–1884 | 8th | Wellington South | Independent | ||
1890–1893 | 11th | City of Dunedin | Liberal | ||
1893–1896 | 12th | City of Dunedin | Liberal |
A journalist,
He was
He was a member of the
He stood in the 1875 election in the Hutt electorate and was decisively beaten by the incumbent, William Fitzherbert.[7] He represented the City of Wellington in Parliament from 1879 to 1881, then Wellington South from 1881 to 1884, when he was defeated.[8] He moved to Dunedin in 1884.[2]
He unsuccessfully contested the
His son George Hutchison represented Taranaki electorates in Parliament. For six years (from 1890 to 1896) they were in Parliament at the same time,[8] and were often seen glaring at each other from opposite sides of the house.[13]
Another son, Sir James Hutchison, was editor of the Otago Daily Times.[3]
Death
Hutchison's wife died five years before him.[2] He had been ill for some time before he died on 3 December 1905 at his home in Queen Street, Dunedin.[14] He was survived by four sons and four daughters.[2]
Hutchison Road in Wellington was named in his honour.[15]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES". The Star. No. 7030. 8 December 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary". Otago Witness. No. 2699. 6 December 1905. p. 81. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Obituary". Otago Daily Times. No. 13457. 4 December 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- Evening Star. 6 December 1890.
- ^ a b "Past Mayors of Wellington – 1842–1889". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 238.
- ^ "The Hutt Election". The Evening Post. Vol. XII, no. 154. 30 December 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "The General Election". Otago Witness. No. 2232. 10 December 1896. p. 26. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Dunedin City Election". Otago Witness. Vol. 14, no. 2276. 14 October 1897. p. 30. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "On the Eve of the Battle". The Wanganui Herald. Vol. XXVII, no. 8336. 27 November 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ISBN 1-877135-119.
- ^ "Death". Otago Witness. No. 2699. 6 December 1905. p. 47. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ Irvine-Smith 1948, p. 109.
References
- A. H. & A. W. Reed.
- No Mean City by Stuart Perry (1969, Wellington City Council) includes a paragraph and a portrait or photo for each mayor.