Matthew Hutchinson

Matthew Hutchinson
Matthew Hutchinson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montreal division no 5
In office
1900–1904
Preceded by Robert Bickerdike
Succeeded by Christopher Benfield Carter
Personal details
Born October 20, 1843(1843-10-20)
Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia
Died January 22, 1926(1926-01-22) (aged 82)
Westmount, Quebec
Political party Quebec Liberal Party

Matthew Hutchinson (October 20, 1843 – January 22, 1926) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.

Born in Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia the son of William Scott Hutchinson and Sarah Marthe Archibald, Hutchinson studied at the London Grammar School in London, Ontario before attending McGill University. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1874 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1899.[1]

A practicing lawyer he joined the faculty of McGill University in 1877 where he was a professor. From 1891 to 1893, he was Mayor of Westmount, Quebec. He was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1900 for the riding of Montreal division no 5. A Liberal, he did not run in 1904. He was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in 1904.[1]

He died in Westmount in 1926 and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Matthew Hutchinson" (in French). Assemblée nationale du Québec. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/hutchinson-matthew-3691/biographie.html. 


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