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ROBERT BUNTON HUTCHINSON
Vol. 3, p. 969

A merchant of Checotah and one of the prominent citizens of the
place, was born at Hillsboro, Illinois, on March 10, 1862, but was
reared principally at Vincennes, Indiana. His father, James G.
Hutchinson, the eldest son of his parents, was born in England, and
came with them to America when a child. The father was a minister of
the Episcopal Church, and passed his life in the service of the
church. He settled with his family in Illinois, and there James
Hutchinson, father of the subject, grew to manhood. After his
marriage to Mary C. BEELER, Mr. Hutchinson lived a short time in
Illinois, and then removed to Vincennes, Indiana, in which place his
wife was born and reared. She was a relative of one of the oldest and
most prominent families in Vincennes, the BUNTONs, a member of which
was the principal character of the well known novel, "Alice of Old
Vincennes." In Indiana Mr. Hutchinson became a prominent newspaper
man and politician. He served on the staff of Hon. Oliver P. Morton,
the war governor of Indiana, and he died at Vincennes in 1868. His
widow married a second time, and removed to Cairo, Illinois, where a
part of the youth of Richard B. Hutchinson was spent. Later the
family took up its residence in Little Rock, Arkansas, in about 1879,
and it was from that city that Mr. Hutchinson came to Muskogee,
Indian Territory, in 1889.

Mr. Hutchinson had gained a common school education and on locating
in Muskogee secured a clerical position with the Patterson Mercantile
Company. He remained at Muskogee until 1906 when he came to Checotah
and here engaged in the merchandise business. For years the firm,
under the name of Hutchinson Mercantile Company, but now The
Hutchinsons (Inc.) has carried on a leading business in general
merchandise in and about Checotah. They have also dealt largely in
cotton, operating a number of cotton gins, etc.

Mr. Hutchinson has been prominent as a factor in the development of
the thriving Town of Checotah, and it may safely be said that he has
in some manner been identified with almost every important enterprise
in the community. For some years he has given much of his time to the
real estate business, and is now the owner of a considerable property
in the town and county, including valuable farm lands.

Always a democrat, Mr. Hutchinson has never been an office holder or
a seeker after political favors. He has given his loyal support to
the party, but his first interest in a political way are in the
interest of his town and county. He is a Mason of the Scottish Rite
branch, and a Knight Templar. He is a member of the Episcopal Church,
the faith of his fathers. He has been twice married, and has two sons
who are associated with him in his business enterprises.

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