Matthew Hutchinson

Matthew Hutchinson
Matthew Hutchinson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal division no. 5
	In office; 1900–1904
Preceded by	Robert Bickerdike
Succeeded by	Christopher Benfield Carter
Personal details
Born	October 20, 1843; Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia
Died	January 22, 1926 (aged 82); Westmount, Quebec
Political party	Quebec Liberal Party

Matthew Hutchinson (October 20, 1843 – January 22, 1926) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.

Born in Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia the son of William Scott Hutchinson and Sarah Marthe Archibald, Hutchinson studied at the London Grammar School in London, Ontario before attending McGill University. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1874 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1899.[1]

A practicing lawyer he joined the faculty of McGill University in 1877 where he was a professor. From 1891 to 1893, he was Mayor of Westmount, Quebec. He was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1900 for the riding of Montréal division no. 5. A Liberal, he did not run in 1904. He was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in 1904.[1]

He died in Westmount in 1926 and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery.[1]

References

"Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.

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[Bio-1] "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.