Background
Hutchinson was born on 8 August 1826 at Hythe, Kent, son of Scrope Hutchinson, Doctor of Medicine
Hutchinson was born on 8 August 1826 at Hythe, Kent, son of Scrope Hutchinson, Doctor of Medicine
He was educated at University College School from 1839 – 1841.
The children from this marriage included:
Christina Hutchinson
Anne Eliza Hutchinson (7 December 1853 – June 1939)
William Charles Hutchinson (1855-1880)
Mary Isabel Hutchinson
He obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers in 1843, and became a colonel in 1876, and retired in the same year with the honorary rank of Major General. From 1867 he was Inspector of Railways for the Board of Trade and was appointed Chief Inspecting Officer in 1892. During his time with the Board of Trade he inspected the Tay Rail Bridge and Forth Bridge.
Major-General Hutchinson was elected an Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers on 3 March 1874.
He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1890. He died at Blackheath, London on 29 February 1912.
A memorial plaque was erected in Street James’ Church, Kidbrooke.