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|successor1 = [[Arnoldus Vanderhorst]]
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| birth_place = [[Charleston, South Carolina]], [[British America]]
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| death_place = April 12, 1795<ref name="The Hutson Family of SC" />
| birth_date = June 1747
| birth_date = July 9, 1748<ref name="The Hutson Family of SC" />
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'''Richard Hutson''' (1747 &ndash; April 12, 1795) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. He was born in June 1747 to Rev. William Hutson and Mary Hutson (nee Woodward).<ref name="O'Neall">{{cite book |last1=O'Neall |first1=John Belton |title=Biographical Sketches of the Bench and Bar of South Carolina (vol. 2) |date=1859 |publisher=S.G. Courtenay & Co. |location=Charleston, South Carolina |pages=211-212 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Biographical_Sketches_of_the_Bench_and_B/91lHAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=richard+hutson+charleston&pg=PA211&printsec=frontcover |language=English}}</ref> His family moved to Charleston in 1756 when his father was the pastor at the [[Circular Congregational Church]].<ref name="O'Neall" /> After having been educated in Charleston as a child, he attended Princeton.<ref name="O'Neall" />
'''Richard Hutson''' (July 9, 1748 &ndash; April 12, 1795) was a [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father of the United States]] and an American lawyer, judge, politician, and planter from [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. He was born in June 1747 to Rev. William Hutson and Mary Hutson (née Woodward).<ref name="O'Neall">{{cite book |last1=O'Neall |first1=John Belton |title=Biographical Sketches of the Bench and Bar of South Carolina (vol. 2) |date=1859 |publisher=S.G. Courtenay & Co. |location=Charleston, South Carolina |pages=211–212 |isbn=9780608408484 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=91lHAAAAYAAJ&dq=richard+hutson+charleston&pg=PA211 |language=English}}</ref> His family moved to Charleston in 1756 when his father was the pastor at the [[Circular Congregational Church]].<ref name="O'Neall" /> After having been educated in Charleston as a child, he attended [[Princeton University|Princeton]].<ref name="O'Neall" />


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In 1778 and 1779 he represented [[South Carolina]] as a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]], where he signed the [[Articles of Confederation]]. After the British captured Charleston in May 1780, he was held as a prisoner at [[St. Augustine, Florida]] until July 1781. After he returned home, he served as the eighth [[List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina|lieutenant governor of South Carolina]] under Governor [[John Mathews (lawyer)|John Mathews]] in 1782 and 1783. On September 11, 1783, Hutson was elected the first intendant (mayor) of Charleston.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=H69R52EQMTM5MDU5OTc3My43ODA4Njc6MToxNDoxOTIuMTUyLjI0OS4yOQ&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=6&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=6&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:10E616604A170200@EANX-10ECA7D550086A78@2372543-10ECA7D5A04A7AC0@2-10ECA7D6B2CFA508@Charleston%2C%20Sept.%2013 | title=Charleston, Sept. 13 | work=The South-Carolina Weekly Gazette | date=September 13, 1783 | accessdate=January 24, 2014 | location=Charleston, South Carolina | pages=3}}</ref> He was re-elected on September 13, 1784, winning against Alexander Gillon by a vote of 387 to 127.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=H69R52EQMTM5MDU5OTc3My43ODA4Njc6MToxNDoxOTIuMTUyLjI0OS4yOQ&p_action=doc&f_content=body&p_queryname=6&p_docnum=3&p_docref=v2:107BB63A1428DF98@EANX-107979ACCD1073B0@2372907-107979AD1F34E828@3-107979ADE8C8D778@%5BWardens%3B%20Hon.%20Richard%20Hutson%3B%20Gillon%3B%20Hon.%20Alexander%3B%20Hon.%20Alex.%20Friends%5D | title=Yesterday came on the election . . . | work=South Carolina Gazette and General Advertiser | date=September 14, 1784 | accessdate=January 24, 2014 | location=Charleston, South Carolina | pages=4}}</ref> After his time as intendant of Charleston, he was one of the first three chancellors of the Court of Equity of South Carolina.<ref name="The Hutson Family of SC">{{cite journal |last1=Hutson |first1=William Maine |title=The Hutson Family of South Carolina |journal=The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine |date=1908 |volume=9 |pages=127–140 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aeg6AQAAMAAJ&dq=richard+hutson+charleston&pg=PA128 |language=English}}</ref>
In 1778 and 1779 he represented [[South Carolina]] as a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]], where he signed the [[Articles of Confederation]]. After the British captured Charleston in 1780, he was held as a prisoner at [[St. Augustine, Florida]] for a time. After he returned home, he served as the eighth [[List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina|Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina]] under Governor [[John Mathews (lawyer)|John Mathews]] in 1782 and 1783.


He is buried in a vault at the Independent Congregational (Circular) Churchyard in Charleston.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.HalseyMap.com/Flash/mayors-detail.asp?polID=4|title = Hutson, Richard Charleston's Intendants and Mayors Halsey Map Preservation Society of Charleston}}</ref>
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On September 11, 1783, Hutson was elected the first intendant (mayor) of [[Charleston, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=H69R52EQMTM5MDU5OTc3My43ODA4Njc6MToxNDoxOTIuMTUyLjI0OS4yOQ&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=6&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=6&p_docnum=1&p_docref=v2:10E616604A170200@EANX-10ECA7D550086A78@2372543-10ECA7D5A04A7AC0@2-10ECA7D6B2CFA508@Charleston%2C%20Sept.%2013 | title=Charleston, Sept. 13 | work=The South-Carolina Weekly Gazette | date=September 13, 1783 | accessdate=January 24, 2014 | location=Charleston, South Carolina | pages=3}}</ref> He was re-elected on September 13, 1784, by a vote of 387 (Hutson) to 127 (Alexander Gillon).<ref>{{cite news | url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=H69R52EQMTM5MDU5OTc3My43ODA4Njc6MToxNDoxOTIuMTUyLjI0OS4yOQ&p_action=doc&f_content=body&p_queryname=6&p_docnum=3&p_docref=v2:107BB63A1428DF98@EANX-107979ACCD1073B0@2372907-107979AD1F34E828@3-107979ADE8C8D778@%5BWardens%3B%20Hon.%20Richard%20Hutson%3B%20Gillon%3B%20Hon.%20Alexander%3B%20Hon.%20Alex.%20Friends%5D | title=Yesterday came on the election . . . | work=South Carolina Gazette and General Advertiser | date=September 14, 1784 | accessdate=January 24, 2014 | location=Charleston, South Carolina | pages=4}}</ref>

Born in [[Beaufort County, South Carolina|Beaufort County]] to Rev. William Hutson and Mary (Woodward) Hutson, he moved to Charleston with his family in 1756. The ''Pennsylvania Gazette'' of October 10, 1765 lists him as a member of the graduating class of 1765 at [[Princeton University]] (then known as The College of New Jersey). He is buried in a vault at the Independent Congregational (Circular) Churchyard in Charleston.<ref>http://www.HalseyMap.com/Flash/mayors-detail.asp?polID=4</ref>


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Latest revision as of 00:46, 18 December 2024

Richard Hutson
8th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 31, 1782 – February 4, 1783
GovernorJohn Matthews
Preceded byChristopher Gadsden
Succeeded byRichard Beresford
1st Mayor of Charleston
In office
1783–1785
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byArnoldus Vanderhorst
Personal details
BornJuly 9, 1748[1]
Charleston, South Carolina, British America
DiedApril 12, 1795[1]

Richard Hutson (July 9, 1748 – April 12, 1795) was a Founding Father of the United States and an American lawyer, judge, politician, and planter from Charleston, South Carolina. He was born in June 1747 to Rev. William Hutson and Mary Hutson (née Woodward).[2] His family moved to Charleston in 1756 when his father was the pastor at the Circular Congregational Church.[2] After having been educated in Charleston as a child, he attended Princeton.[2]

In 1778 and 1779 he represented South Carolina as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation. After the British captured Charleston in May 1780, he was held as a prisoner at St. Augustine, Florida until July 1781. After he returned home, he served as the eighth lieutenant governor of South Carolina under Governor John Mathews in 1782 and 1783. On September 11, 1783, Hutson was elected the first intendant (mayor) of Charleston.[3] He was re-elected on September 13, 1784, winning against Alexander Gillon by a vote of 387 to 127.[4] After his time as intendant of Charleston, he was one of the first three chancellors of the Court of Equity of South Carolina.[1]

He is buried in a vault at the Independent Congregational (Circular) Churchyard in Charleston.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hutson, William Maine (1908). "The Hutson Family of South Carolina". The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. 9: 127–140.
  2. ^ a b c O'Neall, John Belton (1859). Biographical Sketches of the Bench and Bar of South Carolina (vol. 2). Charleston, South Carolina: S.G. Courtenay & Co. pp. 211–212. ISBN 9780608408484.
  3. ^ "Charleston, Sept. 13". The South-Carolina Weekly Gazette. Charleston, South Carolina. September 13, 1783. p. 3. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "Yesterday came on the election . . ". South Carolina Gazette and General Advertiser. Charleston, South Carolina. September 14, 1784. p. 4. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "Hutson, Richard Charleston's Intendants and Mayors Halsey Map Preservation Society of Charleston".
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Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
1782–1783 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
1783–1785 		Succeeded by
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