Background
Hutchinson, Thomas was born on September 9, 1711 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas and Sarah (Foster) Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, Thomas was born on September 9, 1711 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas and Sarah (Foster) Hutchinson.
Graduated from Harvard, 1727, Master of Arts, 1730. Doctor of Civil Law, Oxford (England) University.
Merchant, Boston; chosen selectman of Boston, 1737. Member Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1737-1738, 40-49, speaker, 1746-1748. Member Government's Council of Massachusetts, 1749-1766.
Judge of probate, justice of common pleas Suffolk County (Massachusetts), 1752. Acting governor Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1769-1771, governor, 1771-1774. Political rival of Samuel Adams.
Author: A Letter on the Present State of the Bills of Credit, 1736. History of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 3 vols., 1764-1828. Strictures upon the Declaration of the Congress. at Philadelphia, 1776.
Member Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1737-1738, 40-49, speaker, 1746-1748. Member Government's Council of Massachusetts, 1749-1766.
Married Margaret Sanford, May 16, 1734. Children: Thomas, Elisha, William, Sarah, Margaret.