William Alston Hutchinson

William Alston Hutchinson (26 March 1839 – 20 June 1897) was an English-born Australian politician, manufacturer, merchant and colliery director.

William Alston Hutchinson in 1889

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

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  1. ^ Harper, Harry (1972). "Hutchinson, William Alston (1839–1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 4. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "William Alston Hutchinson, 1839–1897". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Mr William Alston Hutchinson (1839-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

 

Civic offices
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 Member for Balmain
1882 – 1885
Served alongside: Jacob Garrard
Succeeded by