Background
Hutchins was the son of Edward Hutchins of Gloucester and his wife, Sarah Guest, a sister of the Member of Parliament and ironfounder Sir Josiah John Guest.
Hutchins was the son of Edward Hutchins of Gloucester and his wife, Sarah Guest, a sister of the Member of Parliament and ironfounder Sir Josiah John Guest.
He was educated at Charterhouse School and Street John"s College, Cambridge.
Hutchins was elected as an Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth in January 1840 with a majority of 221 and sat until the general election of 1841. At the 1841 general election, he unsuccessfully contested Southampton. And although his opponents were subsequently unseated on petition, he did not obtain the seat.
He was unsuccessful once again in July 1847 when he attempted to become the member for Poole.
Finally he was returned for Lymington at a by-election, in April 1850. He held the seat until his retirement from Parliament in 1857.
In 1870, he was part of a Catholic Lobby group concerning the Education Bill. He was a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for Glamorganshire, and a magistrate for Brecon and Monmouthshire.
In 1851, Hutchins became the Chairman of the Rhymney Iron Works, holding the chairmanship until 1875.
Also in 1875, he resigned as a director of the London and South Western Railway, having served for several years. He was chairman of the Taff Valley Wagon Company. He was Provincial Grand Master of South Wales from 1848 to 1856
He died after a lingering illness in Hastings.
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He was a member of the London School Board representing Marylebone from 1870 - 1873.