John N. Hutchinson
J. N. Hutchinson, son of A. C. Hutchinson, was born in Monroe County, in 1845. His brothers are M. J., A. C. Jr., and R. L. He has one sister, Clara O.
From 1875 Historical Atlas of Allen County, Ohio by H H Hardesty & Co. Publishers, Chicago.
John N. Hutchison, probate judge of Allen County, and one of the most able members of the bar, is an old and highly respected resident of Lima, having been a citizen for upwards of 30 years. He was born in Monroe County, Ohio, July 10, 1845, and is one of six children whose parents were Alexander C. and Rachel (Nelson) Hutchison. The elder Hutchison was a native of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and his wife was a native of Ireland. In his early days he had learned the trade of a tanner and he carried on this work in connection with his farming operations. He died in 1894.
John N. Hutchison was a student of Washington and Jefferson College, of Washington, Pennsylvania, graduating with the class of 1872. James G. Blaine was present at the graduating exercise of the class, and was celebrating the 25th anniversary of his graduation from the same college. He then read law at Wheeling, West Virginia, under the preceptorship of Bridge Cracraft and was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of West Virginia in 1874, at which time he was also admitted to the practice of the law in Ohio. In the fall of the same year he came to Lima and at once formed a partnership with M. L. Brecker, the firm of Hutchison & Becker being continued two years. Then this partnership was dissolved and our subject became associated with Hon. John E. Richie. Later the old firm of Hutchison & Becker was reestablished and continued until Mr. Hutchison began practicing alone. He has a large clientage among the best class of people and gives to his cases his best efforts.
Mr. Hutchison was married to Emily C. Cunningham, daughter of James Cunningham, of Lima, who was an old settler and a veteran of the Civil War. Two children were born to this union, namely: Clarence C., deceased, and Halce, who lives at home. Clarence C. enlisted in the late Spanish-American War and underwent exposures that resulted in his contracting quick consumption, from which he died in 1899. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hutchison once served as justice of the peace and also served as city solicitor of Lima, and it is the general consensus of opinion that there could not have been a wiser selection for the office of probate judge. He is a member of the local bar association and is also a prominent Odd Fellow and Knight of Pythias.
From History of Allen County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, Part 2, Edited & Compiled by Charles C. Miller, Ph. D.; Richmond & Arnold, Publishers, Chicago, 1906