Alfred Hutton

Alfred Eddison Hutton (31 December 1865 – 30 May 1947) was a British Liberal politician and manufacturer.

Background Hutton was born and lived much of his life in Eccleshill, near Bradford on 31 December 1865 the son of James and Eliza Hutton, his father was a wool merchant. He was educated at Mill Hill School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1887 and a Master of Arts in 1891.

Politics In 1892 he was elected as Liberal MP for Morley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire at the general election. The seat had been Liberal since it was created in 1885 and remained so until it was abolished in 1918. In 1910 he retired from the House, not contesting the January general election.