Edward Hutchinson (captain)

Edward Hutchinson
Born	baptized 28 May 1613 Alford Lincolnshire, England
Died	19 August 1675 Marlborough, Massachusetts
Cause of death	battle wounds (King Phillips War)
Resting place	Springhill Cemetery, Marlborough
Other names	Edward Hutchinson, Jr.
Occupation	Soldier, land investor
Spouse(s)	(1) Katherine Hamby (2) Abigail (Fermayes) Button
Children	(first wife) Elishua, Elizabeth, Elisha, Anne, William, Katherine, Susanna; (second wife) Edward, Katharine, Benjamin, Hannah
Parent(s)	William and Anne Hutchinson

Edward Hutchinson (1613–1675) (sometimes referred to as junior to differentiate him from his uncle) was the oldest child of Massachusetts and Rhode Island magistrate William Hutchinson and his wife, the dissident minister Anne Hutchinson. He is noted for making peace with the authorities following his mother's banishment from Massachusetts during the Antinomian Controversy, returning to Boston, and ultimately dying in the service of the colony that had treated his family so harshly.

Born in Alford, in eastern England, Hutchinson sailed to New England at the age of 20, a year ahead of the remainder of his family. Following the events of the Antinomian Controversy, he, his father, and his uncle Edward were among 23 signers of a compact for a new government which they soon established at Portsmouth on Rhode Island. Young Hutchinson only remained there a short while, and had returned to Boston to occupy the family house. Here he had 11 children with two wives.

He became a charter member of the Military Company of Massachusetts (today known as the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in 1638 and became its lieutenant (second in command) in 1654. He was elected the Company's captain (commanding officer) in 1657 and served a one-year term.

He also served as a Deputy to the General Court in 1658, and in this capacity voiced his opposition to the persecution of the Quakers that took place in the late 1650s.

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