- Richard Hutchison
Richard Hutchison (1812 –
September 27 1891 ) was aNew Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland in theCanadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1868 to 1872.He was born in
Renfrewshire ,Scotland in 1812 and came toNew Brunswick in 1826. He was a lumber merchant in theGlasgow -based firm Gilmour, Rankin & Co which operated on theMiramichi River ; by 1852, he was the sole resident partner and he was given control of the operation in 1870. Hutchison represented Northumberland County in theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1864 to 1866. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1868 by-election held after the death ofJohn Mercer Johnson .His son Ernest later represented Northumberland in the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick .External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=2941&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32944 "The Canadian parliamentary companion", HJ Morgan (1869)]
* [http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/gr/description.html Gilmour and Rankin collection at UNB]
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