Eyre Hutson (colonial administrator)

Sir Eyre Hutson KCMG (25 August 1864 – 14 September 1936) was an English colonial administrator who became Governor of British Honduras and later Governor of Fiji.^[1]

Sir Eyre Hutson KCMG
Acting High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office 1915–1916
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Cecil Hunter-Rodwell
Succeeded by	Cecil Hunter-Rodwell
Acting Governor of Fiji
In office 1915–1916
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Sir Ernest Sweet-Escott
Succeeded by	Sir Ernest Sweet-Escott
8th Governor of British Honduras
In office 1918–1925
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	William Hart-Bennett
Succeeded by	John Burdon
Acting High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office 1919–1919
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Cecil Hunter-Rodwell
Succeeded by	Cecil Hunter-Rodwell
Acting Governor of Fiji
In office 1919–1919
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Cecil Hunter-Rodwell
Succeeded by	Cecil Hunter-Rodwell
13th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office 1925–1929
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Cecil Hunter-Rodwell
Succeeded by	Arthur George Murchison Fletcher
12th Governor of Fiji
In office 1925–1929
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Cecil Hunter-Rodwell
Succeeded by	Arthur George Murchison Fletcher
Personal details
Born	25 August 1864
Died	14 September 1936(1936-09-14) (aged 72) East Grinstead, Sussex, England
Occupation	Colonial administrator

Biography

Hutson was born on 25 August 1864 and in 1885 entered the colonial service. After serving in Barbados, Mauritius, British Guiana and Jamaica he was appointed colonial secretary in Bermuda in July 1901.^[2] In 1908 he transferred to Fiji as colonial secretary and between 1915 and 1916 and again in 1919 he was Acting Governor of Fiji and Acting High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.^[1]

In 1918 he became the Governor of British Honduras until 1924 when he moved back to Fiji as governor. He retired from the colonial service in 1929. He died aged 72 at East Grinstead, Sussex on 14 September 1936 after a short illness.^[1]

References

1. "Sir Eyre Hutson". Obituaries. The Times. No. 47481. London. 16 September 1936. col C, p. 14.
2. "No. 27329". The London Gazette. 2 July 1901. p. 4399.

Government offices
Preceded by William Hart-Bennett	Governor of British Honduras 1918–1924	Succeeded by Sir John Burdon
Preceded by Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell	High Commissioner for the Western Pacific 1925–1929	Succeeded by Sir Arthur George Murchison Fletcher
	Governor of Fiji 1925–1929