John Bell Hutcheson

Background

Hutcheson, John Bell was born on November 20, 1860 in Jonesboro, Georgia, United States. Son of Leander Caruth and Julia Ann (Sims) Hutcheson.

Education

Graduate Jonesboro High School. Student of University of Georgia, 1882-1884.

Career

Began practice of law, Jonesboro, 1886. Editor Jonesboro News, 1885-1888. Admitted to Georgia bar, 1886 and practiced in Jonesboro.

Mayor of Jonesboro, 1892, 1917.

Member Georgia House of Representatives, 1915-1916. Judge of Superior Court, Stone Mountain Circuit, 1919-1934.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, 1934-1938.

Achievements

• John Bell Hutcheson has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Board of Selective Service, Northern District of Georgia, World War. Member of the board of directors Georgia State College for Women, 1913-1932.

Connections

Married Rebecca Shepard, June 30, 1903.

Father:

Leander Caruth Hutcheson

Mother:

Julia Ann (Sims) Hutcheson

Spouse:

Rebecca Shepard