William Nelson Hutchinson

William Nelson Hutchinson
Born 1803
Died 1895
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Rank General
Commands held Western District

General William Nelson Hutchinson (1803–1895) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Western District.

Military career

Hutchinson was commissioned as an ensign in the 46th Regiment of Foot on 10 March 1820.[1] He became acting Governor of Bermuda in November 1846[2] and went on to be General Officer Commanding Western District in October 1859.[3]

He was also Colonel of 33rd (The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment from 1863 until its merger in 1881 with the 76th Regiment of Foot to form The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), after which he was colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1895.[4] He was promoted Lieutenant-General in 1865 [5] and full general on 29 May 1873.[6] He retired in 1877.

In retirement he patented a navigable balloon.[7]

Family

Hutchinson´s widow, Mary, died at Sussex-mansion, South Kensington, on 30 June 1902.[8]

Works

  • Hutchinson, William Henry (1882). Dog Breaking: The Most Expeditious, Certain, And Easy Method, Whether Great Excellence Or Only Mediocrity Be Required, With Odds And Ends For Those Who Love The Dog And Gun.

References

  1. ↑ "No. 2785". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 June 1948. p. 69.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Bermuda". Bermuda online. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Colonels of the Regiment". Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) Regimental Association. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "No. 7571". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 September 1865. p. 1110.
  6. ↑ "No. 23991". The London Gazette. 24 June 1873. p. 2975.
  7. ↑ "Navigable balloon". US Patents Office. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Deaths". The Times (36809). London. 2 July 1902. p. 1.
Military offices
Preceded by
George Eden		 GOC Western District
1859–1865		 Succeeded by
Viscount Templetown
Preceded by
Sir Charles Yorke		 Colonel of the 33rd (The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot
1863–1881		 Succeeded by
Amalgamated to form The 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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