William Nelson Hutchinson

General William Nelson Hutchinson (1803–1895) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Western District.

Hutchinson was commissioned as an ensign in the 46th Regiment of Foot on 10 March 1820. He became acting Governor of Bermuda in November 1846 and went on to be General Officer Commanding Western District in October 1859.

He was also Colonel of 33rd (The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment from 1863 until its merger in 1881 with the 76th Regiment of Foot to form the The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), after which he was colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1895. He was promoted Lieutenant-General in 1865 and full general on 29 May 1873. He retired in 1877.

In retirement he patented a navigable balloon.

Hutchinson´s widow, Mary, died at Sussex-mansion, South Kensington, on 30 June 1902.