14 September 1936(1936-09-14) (aged 72) East Grinstead, Sussex, England
Occupation
Colonial administrator
Hutson was born on 25 August 1864 and in 1885 entered the colonial service. After serving in Barbados, Mauritius, British Guiana and Jamaica he was appointed colonial secretary in Bermuda in July 1901.[2] In 1908 he transferred to Fiji as colonial secretary and between 1915 and 1916 and again in 1919 he was Acting Governor of Fiji and Acting High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.[1]
In 1918 he became the Governor of British Honduras until 1924 when he moved back to Fiji as governor. He retired from the colonial service in 1929. He died aged 72 at East Grinstead, Sussex on 14 September 1936 after a short illness.[1]
References
^ abc"Sir Eyre Hutson". Obituaries. The Times. No. 47481. London. 16 September 1936. col C, p. 14.
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