Major-General William Francis Moore Hutchinson (3 February 1841 – 22 April 1917) was a British Army officer and English first-class cricketer.
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| Birth name | William Francis Moore Hutchinson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1841 Bishopsgate, City of London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 April 1917 (aged 76) Eastbourne, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Service/ | British Army | ||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1857–1909 | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Major-general | ||||||||||||||
| Unit | Royal Artillery | ||||||||||||||
| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1869 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: William Hutchinson at ESPNcricinfo | |||||||||||||||
Born at Bishopsgate in the City of London in February 1841, Hutchinson was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a lieutenant in October 1857.[1] His first promotion came in July 1869, when he was promoted to second captain.[2] In the same year as this promotion, Hutchinson made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Hampshire at Lord's.[3] Batting once in what was an innings victory for the MCC, he was dismissed for a single run by Henry Tate.[4]
He became a major in October 1877,[5] before being promoted to lieutenant colonel in October 1884.[6] Hutchinson was promoted to colonel in April 1889.[7] During the 1890s he was the commanding officer of the Royal Artillery at Curragh Camp, an appointment which last until April 1896.[8] He was made a temporary major general upon his appointment to deputy adjutant-general at the Royal Artillery headquarters in August 1897,[9] where he served in the capacity of deputy adjutant-general to Major-General Arthur Yeatman-Biggs.[10] He was appointed colonel commandant of the Royal Artillery in September 1909, in place of the late Major-General Sir Henry James Alderson.[11][12] Hutchinson died at Eastbourne in April 1917.[13]
Hutchinson married Charlotte Annie Susan Woodford, the daughter of Lieutenant Alexander George Woodford and granddaughter of Field-Marshal Sir Alexander Woodford, in 1872. Together they had a son in 1874, William Arthur Hutchinson, who became a major in the Royal Munster Fusiliers.[14]
References edit
- ^ "No. 22051". The London Gazette. 13 October 1857. p. 3426.
- ^ "No. 23521". The London Gazette. 30 July 1869. p. 4251.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Hutchinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Hampshire, 1869". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "No. 24508". The London Gazette. 2 October 1877. p. 5464.
- ^ "No. 25401". The London Gazette. 3 October 1884. p. 4333.
- ^ "No. 25931". The London Gazette. 7 May 1889. p. 2505.
- ^ "No. 26736". The London Gazette. 5 May 1896. p. 2648.
- ^ "No. 26877". The London Gazette. 27 July 1897. p. 4203.
- ^ "No. 26976". The London Gazette. 17 May 1898. p. 3049.
- ^ "No. 28292". The London Gazette. 28 September 1909. p. 7200.
- ^ Appointments. Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 1 October 1909. p. 6
- ^ Wills and Bequests. Birmingham Daily Post. 20 June 1917. p. 7
- ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1970). Armorial Families. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle. p. 1013.