Edward John Hutchins (27 December 1809, in Briton Ferry,

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– 11 February 1876, in

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) was a

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MP, railway director and Freemason.

Birth and education

Hutchins was the son of Edward Hutchins of

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and his wife, Sarah Guest, a sister of the MP and ironfounder Sir

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. He was educated at Charterhouse School and St John's College, Cambridge.

In Parliament

Hutchins was elected as an MP for Penryn and Falmouth in January 1840 with a majority of 221 and sat until the general election of 1841. His opponent was the Conservative, Mr Carne, who polled 238 votes. At the 1841 general election, he unsuccessfully contested

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; and although his opponents were subsequently unseated on petition, he did not obtain the seat. He was unsuccessful once again in July 1847 when he attempted to become the member for Poole. Finally he was returned for

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at a by-election, in April 1850. He held the seat until his retirement from Parliament in 1857. In 1870, he was part of a Catholic Lobby group concerning the Education Bill. He was a member of the London School Board representing

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from 1870 - 1873.

Civic duties

He was a

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and deputy-lieutenant for

, and a magistrate for

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and Monmouthshire.

Business interests

After Cambridge, Hutchins joined his uncle, Sir John Josiah Guest, running the family business, the Dowlais Iron Works. In 1851, Hutchins became the Chairman of the Rhymney Iron Works, holding the chairmanship until 1875.''Illustrated history of the Loyal Cambrian Lodge 1810-1914'' by James Fraser (1914)pp.67-68, available online a
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, having served for several years. He was chairman of the Taff Valley Wagon Company.

Marriage

On 10 October 1838, in

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he married Isabel Clara,"Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4J4-54D : accessed 29 March 2012), Edward John Hutchins (1838). daughter of the Chevalier Don Juan de Bernaben, of Alicante, in Spain, who survived him.

Masonic role

He was Provincial Grand Master of South Wales from 1848 to 1856

Death

He died after a lingering illness in Hastings.

References

''This article incorporates text from ''The Times'', 19 February 1876, issue 28557, p. 7, Column D, a publication now in the

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in the United States.''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchins, Edward John Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Penryn and Falmouth 1809 births 1876 deaths People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Members of the London School Board UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857