George Fairhurst Hutchinson (1844 – 23 November 1923) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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to Edward and Mary Hutchinson; his father was a station manager. He worked as a saddler at

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, and was a long-serving alderman who served many times as mayor. His first marriage was to Mary Detores around 1866; they had four children. His second marriage, which took place around 1877, was to Emily Gilligan and produced eleven children. In 1891 Hutchinson was elected to the

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for

, representing the fledgling Labor Party. He refused to sign the pledge and in 1894 was defeated as an

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candidate. Hutchinson died at North Sydney in 1923.

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Members - Parliament of Australia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchinson, George 1844 births 1923 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales