Robert Hutchinson (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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politician, first mayor of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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About Robert Hutchinson (Canadian politician)
- Robert Hutchinson (19 January 1802 – 30 April 1866) was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island.
- He was the first mayor of Charlottetown, serving from 1855 to 1857. He was born in Charlottetown, the son of Samuel Hutchinson and Elizabeth Wilder.
- He opened a store there where he sold dry goods and groceries.
- In 1829, he married Susanna Harvie.
- From 1829 to 1844, he served as jailer for Queen's County jail.
- Hutchinson was a justice of the peace for the county from 1847 to 1852, when he resigned to protest interference by governor Alexander Bannerman.
- He was appointed again but resigned again in 1853 to protest the appointment of Edward Whelan as a justice of the peace; Hutchinson was named to the office again in 1854.
- He served as a town assessor, an assessment treasurer and captain of a fire engine company for Charlottetown.
- Hutchinson also served as a member of the board of health.
- He was named to the province's Legislative Council in 1859, serving until 1862.
- Hutchinson died at home in Charlottetown at age 64.
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