George Hough Dutton (August 20, 1825 –  June 28, 1905) was an American merchant and pioneer who came out west during the time of the California gold rush.

In 1866, Dutton settled in Jolon, California where he purchased the Antonio Ramirez adobe Inn in 1876 and converted it into a two-story hotel and stagecoach station.

Dutton was one of the early settlers that took the Jolon land believing it was part of the public domain provided by the United States government.

Dutton added a second adobe story, a merchandise store, saloon post office, and stagecoach stop, which started between Lowe's Station and Pleyto in Monterey County, California.

In 1929, the hotel was sold to William Randolph Hearst by the Dutton's widow, to become part of Fort Hunter Liggett.

[9] Hearst removed the surrounding buildings and his hope was to restore the adobe in the old mission style and turn it into a museum, but never materialized.

[1] Dutton was in poor health when he was taken from his home in Jolon to King City, California for medical treatment.