William Alston Hutchinson
William Alston Hutchinson (26 March 1839 – 20 June 1897) was an English-born Australian politician, manufacturer, merchant and colliery director.
He was born at Garrigill near Cumbria in Cumberland to storekeeper Thomas Hutchinson and Jane Phillipson. He attended Alston Grammar School and migrated to Melbourne in 1857, goldmining at Castlemaine and Ballarat. In 1860 he moved to Newcastle in New South Wales, and in 1861 he married Barbara Telena Steel, with whom he had eight children. He moved to Sydney in 1872, where he became a soap and candle merchant.[1]
He was a Balmain alderman from 1878 and later mayor; he was also an alderman of the Municipality of The Glebe from 1893 until 1897, serving as mayor from 12 February 1894 until February 1896.[2] In 1882 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Balmain, but he did not re-contest in 1885. Hutchinson died at Glebe Point in 1897.[3]
References
- Harper, Harry (1972). "Hutchinson, William Alston (1839–1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Volume 4. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- "William Alston Hutchinson, 1839–1897". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Mr William Alston Hutchinson (1839-1897)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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| Preceded by Albert Elkington |
Mayor of Balmain 1881 – 1883 |
Succeeded by James Cameron |
| Preceded by Percy Charles Lucas |
Mayor of The Glebe 1894 – 1896 |
Succeeded by William Cary |
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
| Preceded by Jacob Garrard |
Member for Balmain 1882 – 1885 Served alongside: Jacob Garrard |
Succeeded by John Hawthorne Solomon Hyam |
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