Background
The son of George and Eliza Hutton, he was born in Saint John"s and was educated at Saint Bonaventure"s College, at Saint Dunstan"s College and at the French college at Saint Pierre.
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Charles Hutton
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He later studied music in England for three years around 1900.
Career
He represented Saint John"s East in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1894 to 1897 as a Liberal. Hutton began work as a bookkeeper for Hearn & Company in 1879 and then, in 1883, opened a musical supply business. Until 1894, he ran the business out of his home.
In 1880, he became organist and choirmaster for the Roman Catholic cathedral in Saint John"son
He taught music at Saint Bonaventure"s, Saint Patrick"s Hall and Holy Cross School in Saint John"son Hutton also was director for concerts performed by boys from the Mount Cashel Orphanage.
Hutton published the Newfoundland Folio of Over Fifty Old Favourite Songs in 1906. His student and protégé Ignatius Rumboldt became a prominent musician in Saint John"son
Hutton was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in an 1894 by-election.
The couple had four children. He was named a knight in the Gregory the Great in 1924 and was named to the Order of the British Empire in 1938. Hutton died in Saint John"s at the age of 87.
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Canada