John Dyson Hutchinson was an English Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1877 to 1882.

Hutchinson was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School. He was active in business in Halifax

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...

 and was a proprietor of the Halifax Courier. He was twice Mayor of Halifax, and was a J.P.

Justice of the Peace

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 for the town.

In 1877 Hutchinson was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Halifax

Halifax (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He held the seat until 1882 when he resigned shortly before his death at the age of 60.

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