Marion E. Hutchison (1871-1941)

HUTCHISON

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Date: 3/23/2022 at 22:33:07

Marion E. Hutchison
(May 28, 1871 – August 4, 1941)

In the field of political and professional activity Marion E. Hutchison has won distinction and is today numbered among the leading influential and honored residents of Lake City. In his practice of law he has shown himself familiar with the principles of jurisprudence and with precedent and is now capably filling the position of county attorney. In his private practice he is associated with J. W. Jacobs, under the firm name of Hutchison & Jacobs, and the large clientage which they retain is an indication of the confidence reposed in their ability by the public.
Mr. Hutchison was born in Lake City, January 31, 1871, and is a son of S. T. and Elizabeth (Hold) Hutchison, both of whom were natives of Ohio, but their marriage was celebrated in Lake City. Their children are: Viola A., wife of R. G. Finney, of Manson; J. F., connected with the Rockwell City Bank ; Jessie B., the wife of William C. Beer; Walter E., who died in the Fhilippine islands; Lucy M. and Lucian, twins, both deceased, the former having passed away when ten years of age, and the latter in infancy; George G., attending school in Iowa City; Raymond O. ; Corinne H., at home; and Marion E., the subject of this review.
At the usual age Marion E. Hutchison entered the public schools of Lake City and after completing the high-school course was matriculated in Drake University in 1889, there remaining as a student for two years. Thus with a broad general knowledge which served as the foundation upon which to rear the superstructure of professional learning, he entered the law school of the
State University in the fall of 1891 and was graduated in June, 1893. Immediately afterward he began the practice in his native city where he has since remained and gradually his clientage has increased both in volume and importance. He handles his cases with masterly skill and is strong in argument, original in his deductions and forceful in his presentation of a cause. Mr. Hutchison has been very prominent in political circles, his opinions carrying weight and influence in the councils of his party. From 1893 until 1898 he was a member of the Republican county central committee and in 1896 he was elected city attorney, filling the position for four years. In the fall of 1900 he was elected county attorney of Calhoun County and will continue in the office until January, 1903. He has attended several of the state conventions and his influence and support are ever given to the
party in which he so firmly believes. He is now serving as local attorney for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company, for the First National Bank, and for the Lake City Electric Company, and of the last named he is one of the stockholders.
On the 21st of October, 1894, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Hutchison and Miss Ida E. Townsend, a daughter of S. H. Townsend, of Lake City, and they now have two interesting children — Hildred E., born November 23, 1895, and Samuel T., born December 16, 1899. Socially Mr. Hutchison is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is of a genial nature and gentlemanly bearing, which characteristics are evidences of a commendable character, and he is one of the popular and esteemed residents of Calhoun county. [Source – Biographical Record of Calhoun County, Iowa, by S. J. Clarke, 1902, p.225]