George Hutton (February 4, 1922 in

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– April 18, 1976) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1959 to 1966, and was a

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in the government of

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. The son of George Harrison Hutton and Anna Marie Isaacson, Hutton was educated at United College in Winnipeg, receiving a

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degree. He worked as a farmer before entering politics, and was president of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Association in 1958. In 1949, he married Elizabeth Sarah Briercliffe. He ran for the Progressive Conservatives in the constituency of Rockwood—Iberville in the 1958 provincial election, but lost to

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incumbent

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by more than 700 votes. Hutton defeated Bend by 126 votes in the 1959 election, and was appointed to Roblin's cabinet as Minister of Agriculture and Conservation on August 7, 1959. He held his position until his resignation on June 30, 1966. Hutton was responsible for supervising floodway construction around the city of Winnipeg, and for introducing crop insurance to Manitoba. He was re-elected by a significant margin in the 1962 election, but did not run in 1966. Considered by many as Dufferin Roblin's heir apparent, Hutton left the government for personal reasons and took a

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assignment. He worked with the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization in Turkey and India before moving to Rome, Italy, in 1973. He died there three years later.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutton, George 1922 births 1976 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba Politicians from Winnipeg Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs