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Thomas Leger Hutchinson

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Preceded by
  
John Schnierle

Profession
  
Lawyer, rice planter

Succeeded by
  
John Schnierle

Name
  
Thomas Hutchinson


Preceded by
  
John Schnierle

Died
  
August 18, 1883

Alma mater
  
Harvard Law School

Thomas Leger Hutchinson Thomas Leger Hutchinson 1812 1883 Find A Grave Memorial

Spouse(s)
  
Lydia Julia Macauley (m. 1833); Catherine (Douglas) Hussey (m. 1869)

Succeeded by
  
William Porcher Miles

Thomas Leger Hutchinson was the thirty-fifth intendant (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina. He served twice, defeating John Schnierle in 1846, being defeated by John Schnierle in 1850, and then beating John Schnierle again in 1852.

Thomas Leger Hutchinson Thomas Leger Hutchinson 1812 1883 Find A Grave Memorial

Hutchinson was first elected intendant on September 7, 1846, succeeding John Schnierle. Hutchinson won successive terms on September 6, 1847; September 4, 1848; and September 3, 1849. In September 1850, however, he lost to John Schnierle. After two years out of the mayorship, Hutchinson was again elected on September 1, 1852, and won a final term the next year on November 2, 1853. He represented the Charleston area (St. Philip's and St. Michael's parishes) in South Carolina General Assembly in the 1862–1863 session.

Hutchinson was born on February 17, 1812. He attended Harvard starting in April 1830 and left in 1832. He died on August 18, 1883, and is buried in French Huguenot churchyard.

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