827 John Hutchinson

Constituency : Halifax  1877-82

John  took  over  at  Halifax  following  the  resignation  of  John  Crossley.

John  was  educated  at  Hipperholme  Grammar  School. He  was  a  proprietor  of  the  Halifax  Courier  and  mayor  of  Halifax  twice.

John  was  known  as  a  Radical  and  the  vicar  of  Halifax  complained  in  1878  that  they  were  more  interested  in  disestablishing  the  church  than  getting  the  bishopric  ahead  of  Wakefield.

He  resigned  his  seat  shortly  before  his  death  aged  60.