Ralph Hutchinson (or Huchenson) (1553?-1606) was an English clergyman and academic, President of
St John's College, Oxford
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pro ...
and a translator of the
Authorised King James Version
The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version, is an Bible translations into English, English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and publis ...
.
Life
He was a younger son of John Hutchinson of London. He was educated at
Merchant Taylors' School and St John's College, Oxford, where he was appointed to a fellowship by Joanna, widow of the founder,
Sir Thomas White, in 1570. He graduated B.A. in 1575, and proceeded M.A. in 1578. He took holy orders, and was vicar of
Cropthorne
Cropthorne is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England within the Vale of Evesham, and on the North-west edge of the Cotswolds. It is approximately southeast of Worcester, north of Cheltenham, and southwest of Stratford-upon-A ...
,
Worcestershire, and
Charlbury,
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...
.
He was elected President of his college on 9 June 1590, graduated B.D. 6 November 1596, and D.D. in 1602. He was appointed one of the translators in the Second Westminster Company by King James, tasked with the Epistles of the New Testament in June 1604, and died on 16 January 1606. He was buried in the college chapel, where his widow, Mary, placed his effigy in stone.
Family
He married Mary, daughter of his predecessor as President, Francis Willis; their daughter Anne married
Rowland Searchfield
Rowland Searchfield (Roland) (c. 1565 – 11 October 1622) was an English academic and bishop.
Life
He was born in 1564 or 1565, and entered Merchant Taylors' School in 1575. He matriculated as fellow at St John's College, Oxford, on 6 July ...
. He had a son, Robert Gentilis, named for
Alberico Gentili. It is thought that
Anne Whitehead, an early Quaker and writer, was his granddaughter.
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1553 births
1606 deaths
16th-century English Anglican priests
People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Presidents of St John's College, Oxford
Translators of the King James Version
16th-century English translators