J. Wetherill Hutton

 

MEMBER DETAILS

Name

J. Wetherill Hutton

Born

04/28/1866

Place of Birth

Philadelphia YM

Died

09/26/1943

Place of Death

Providence, RI

Place of Burial

Winona FBG

Record Last Modified

05/25/2012

FAMILY

Father

Not Entered

Mother

Not Entered

Wife

Ellen S. (Cope) Hutton 1914-ca. 1943

Married

— 08/21/1914 New Garden FMH

J. Wetherill Hutton was a leading Friend of the early 20th century who served as Principal of the Boarding School and Clerk of the Meeting for Sufferings and Stillwater QM. His full name was John Wetherill Hutton.
 
JWH He was a son of Richard W. & Elizabeth (Thompson) Hutton and was born near Landenberg, Pa. In his early years, he was a member of Kennett MM at Parkersville in southeastern Chester County. He was a third cousin twice removed of the Philadelphia architect Addison Hutton. JWH attended Westtown School (graduated 1883) and earned a BS and an MA from Haverford College.
 
Hutton became a teacher in the 1890s. He taught at Olney from 1892-1898. In the fall of the latter year, Hutton went on a voyage to Europe. He worked for the Biddle Press in Philadelphia for a year but realized his calling was to be a teacher, so he returned to Westtown. In the summer of 1908, Hutton worked at the Tunesassa School in New York State.
 
In the fall of 1908, Hutton returned to Olney and worked there until his retirement. He was appointed Principal in 1911 and held that post until his retirement in 1935.
 
JWH was a leading member of Ohio YM. Although never recognized, contemporaries reported that JWH had a sustained gift in prayer. He served as Clerk of Stillwater QM and as Clerk of the Meeting for Sufferings. Hutton was active in peace work of the YM during his term as M4S Clerk.
 
Sources: EAQG 4:412-413, 826; C. Osborne Hutton, Descendants of the Quaker Huttons of Pennsylvania (1965), an unnumbered page about 2/3 of the way through (JWH's number is 7:16); William Bacon Evans biography, Haverford College.

OTHER INFORMATION

Conservative

MEMBERSHIP

Stillwater Monthly Meeting 1912-

OFFICES

Ohio M4S Clerk 1927-1942

Stillwater QM Men's Clerk 1931-1935

OTHER APPOINTMENTS

Ohio M4S Seat 3 1913-1944

 

BOOKS

Author

Short Title

Book Type

When Published

J. Wetherill Hutton

William L. Ashton

Memorial

1924

 

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