Richard Hutchison

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{For|those of a similar name|Richard Hutchinson (disambiguation)}}

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| name = Richard Hutchison

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| constituency_MP = Northumberland

| parliament = Canadian

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| predecessor = John Mercer Johnson

| successor = Peter Mitchell

| term_start = 1868

| term_end = 1872

| birth_date =January 20, 1812

| birth_place =Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

| death_date =September 27, 1891

| death_place = Douglastown, New Brunswick

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| spouse = Elizabeth Mackie

| party = Liberal

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| residence = Douglastown, New Brunswick

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| occupation = Lumber merchant

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Richard Hutchison (January 20, 1812 – September 27, 1891) was a New Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1868 to 1872.{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=17048|nolist=yes}}

He was born in Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1812, the son of David Hutchison. He was educated there{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}} and came to New Brunswick in 1826. In 1840, Hutchison married Elizabeth Mackie. He was a lumber merchant in the Glasgow-based firm Gilmour, Rankin & Co (a branch of Pollok, Gilmour and Company) which operated on the Miramichi River; by 1852, he was the sole resident partner and he was given control of the operation in 1870.[http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/finding/gr/description.html Gilmour and Rankin collection at UNB] Hutchison represented Northumberland County in the Legislative 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 of John Mercer Johnson.{{cite book |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.32944/125 |pages=103-104 |title=The Canadian Parliamentary Companion |year=1869 |publisher=Montreal Printing and Publishing Company |editor-last=Morgan |editor-first=Henry J. |editor-link=Henry James Morgan |edition=Fifth}}

His son Ernest later represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.