William Nelson Hutchinson | |
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| Born | 1803 |
| Died | 1895 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Western District |
GeneralWilliam Nelson Hutchinson (1803–1895) was aBritish Army officer who became General Officer CommandingWestern District.
Hutchinson was the son of General Sir William Hutchinson, who was Colonel of the 75th Regiment of Foot from October 1841 until his death in 1845.[1]
Hutchinson was commissioned as anensign in the46th Regiment of Foot on 10 March 1820.[2] As a Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding the 20th Regiment of Foot, and Commander of Troops of theBermuda Garrison, he became actingGovernor of Bermuda on 30 November 1846, pending arrival of the replacement of Governor Lieutenant-Colonel SirWilliam Reid, who departed the same day for Barbados.[3] Hutchinson went on to be General Officer CommandingWestern District in October 1859.[4]
He was also Colonel of33rd (The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment from 1863 until its merger in 1881 with the76th Regiment of Foot to form theDuke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), after which he was colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1895.[5] He was promoted Lieutenant-General in 1865[6] and full general on 29 May 1873.[7]
In retirement he patented anavigable balloon.[8]
Hutchinson's widow, Mary, died at Sussex-mansion,South Kensington, on 30 June 1902.[9] The couple had two children born in Bermuda Mary Letitia Hutchinson, born inPaget, Bermuda and baptised on 22 December 1842; and Arthur John Hutchinson, born inPaget, Bermuda on 31 August 1846, and baptised on 24 September.[10][11]
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| Preceded by | GOC Western District 1859–1865 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Colonel of the33rd (The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot 1863–1881 | Succeeded by Amalgamated to formThe Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) |
| Preceded by New regiment | Colonel of the 1st Battalion,The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1881–1895 | Succeeded by George Erskine |
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