St John Hutchinson

St John Hutchinson KC (8 April 1884 – 24 October 1942) was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician.

[1] In 1909 Hutchinson became a Barrister-at-law, receiving a Call to the bar by the Middle Temple he joined the South-Eastern Circuit.

In November 1909, 2 years after his father's death, he succeeded him as Liberal prospective candidate for Rye[3] and stood at the January 1910 General Election.

He was re-elected, topping the poll in 1913, running in tandem with a Labour party candidate; In 1916 he stood down from the County Council.

Although the Liberals were experiencing a mini-revival nationally, he could not translate that into a win on the Isle of Wight; He did not stand for parliament again.