He began to study with his father and learned his Latin grammar in 4 weeks, and by the summer of 1792 he was ready to enter college as a junior, which he did at Princeton, graduating in 1794.
Hutchinson was probably removed from his position on the Vermont Supreme Court due to his involvement with the Anti-Masonic Party.
He ran on the Liberty ticket for the United States representative three times (in 1843, 1844, and 1846), receiving as much as 15% of the vote and twice forcing a runoff election by depriving Whig Jacob Collamer of a majority.
[5] Hutchinson served as a presidential elector twice, for John Quincy Adams in 1824 and William Henry Harrison in 1836.
[6] Hutchinson held strong anti-slavery views and was a part of the Underground Railroad helping slaves escape to Canada; a tunnel existed from his house in Woodstock to nearby Kedron Brook.