George Hutchison (mayor)

George William Hutchison CMG (3 April 1882 – 14 February 1947) was a New Zealand politician and accountant.

Hutchison was born in Mangonui in 1882 and educated at Auckland Grammar School.

Hutchison entered local-body politics as a member of the One Tree Hill Road Board.

[3] He was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur by the Republic of France on 3 December 1934, in recognition of his service to visiting French warships as the Mayor of Auckland.

[4] This award was announced by the French Foreign Minister along with awards to Reverend Hadden Kingston Vickery and The Honourable John Alexander, which were "made as tokens of appreciation of the very cordial welcome which the city of Auckland...[had] never failed to extend to various French warships.