James Hutchison Politician

James Hutchison (20 April 1859 – 6 December 1909) was a Labor representative in the South Australian House of Assembly and the Australian House of Representatives.Hutchison was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, received a primary educated and was eventually apprenticed as a compositor on the Daily Free Press and attended the mechanics' institute. He migrated to South Australia in 1884 with fellow worker, John McPherson and they found work on the South Australian Register. In 1886 he married Mary Jane Trebilcock. In 1888, Hutchison and McPherson were sacked for taking part in a strike over their paper's opposition to union labor. In 1889 Hutchison established a press, Hutchison, Craker & Smith with two other sacked compositors and in 1890 began publishing a satirical paper, Quiz.

Personal facts

James Hutchison
Birth dateApril 20, 1859
Birth place
Aberdeen , Scotland
Nationality
Scottish Australian
Date of deathDecember 06, 1909
Place of death
Australia , Melbourne

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Member of parliament

region
Division of Hindmarsh
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Politician

party
Australian Labor Party

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