William Nelson Hutchinson

William Nelson Hutchinson
Born	1803
Died	1895
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands	Western District

General William Nelson Hutchinson (1803–1895) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Western District.

Early life

Hutchinson was the son of General Sir William Hutchinson, who was Colonel of the 75th Regiment of Foot from October 1841 until his death in 1845.[1]

Military career

Hutchinson was commissioned as an ensign in the 46th Regiment of Foot on 10 March 1820.[2] As a Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding the 20th Regiment of Foot, and Commander of Troops of the Bermuda Garrison, he became acting Governor of Bermuda on 30 November 1846, pending arrival of the replacement of Governor Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Reid, who departed the same day for Barbados.[3] Hutchinson went on to be General Officer Commanding Western District in October 1859.[4]

He was also Colonel of 33rd (The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment from 1863 until its merger in 1881 with the 76th Regiment of Foot to form the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), after which he was colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1895.[5] He was promoted Lieutenant-General in 1865[6] and full general on 29 May 1873.[7]

In retirement he patented a navigable balloon.[8]

Family

Hutchinson's widow, Mary, died at Sussex-mansion, South Kensington, on 30 June 1902.[9] The couple had two children born in Bermuda Mary Letitia Hutchinson, born in Paget, Bermuda and baptised on 22 December 1842; and Arthur John Hutchinson, born in Paget, Bermuda on 31 August 1846, and baptised on 24 September.[10][11]

Works

• Hutchinson, William Henry (1882). Dog Breaking: The Most Expeditious, Certain, And Easy Method, Whether Great Excellence Or Only Mediocrity Be Required, With Odds And Ends For Those Who Love The Dog And Gun.

References

1. THE LATE GENERAL HUTCHINSON, The Royal Gazette, Hamilton, Bermuda, 7 October 1845
2. "No. 2785". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 June 1948. p. 69.
3. "Welcome to Bermuda". Bermuda online. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
4. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
5. "Colonels of the Regiment". Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) Regimental Association. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
6. "No. 7571". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 September 1865. p. 1110.
7. "No. 23991". The London Gazette. 24 June 1873. p. 2975.
8. "Navigable balloon". US Patents Office. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
9. "Deaths". The Times. No. 36809. London. 2 July 1902. p. 1.
10. 19th Century Church Registers of Bermuda, indexed by A. C. Hollis Hallett. Updated by: C. F. E. Hollis Hallett. Published by Juniperhill Press and Bermuda Maritime Museum Press, 2005. ISBN 0-921992-23-8
11. Births The Royal Gazette, 8 September 1846

External links

• Works by William Nelson Hutchinson at Project Gutenberg

Military offices
Preceded by George Eden	GOC Western District 1859–1865	Succeeded by Viscount Templetown
Preceded by Sir Charles Yorke	Colonel of the 33rd (The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot 1863–1881	Succeeded by Amalgamated to form The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Preceded by New regiment	Colonel of the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1881–1895	Succeeded by George Erskine