David Graham Hutton

David Graham Hutton OBE (13 April 1904 – 14 October 1988) was a British economist, writer and Liberal Party politician.

Background Hutton was born the elder son of David and Lavinia Hutton. He was educated at Christ's Hospital, the London School of Economics and at French and German Universities. He married Magdalene Ruth Rudolph, of Zürich. In 1934, the marriage was dissolved. In 1940, he married Joyce Muriel Green. They had three daughters. In 1958, the marriage was dissolved. He then married Marjorie Bremner, of Chicago. In 1945, he was awarded the OBE. In 1971, he was made an Honorary Fellow at the London School of Economics.

Professional career In 1929, Hutton became a Gladstone Memorial Prizeman at London University. He had a Research Fellowship and was on the teaching staff at the London School of Economics from 1929–33. In 1932, he became a Barrister-at-Law, at Gray’s Inn. From 1933 to 1938, he worked as assistant editor for The Economist. From 1939 to 1945, he worked at the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Information.

Publications Nations and the Economic Crisis, 1932 The Burden of Plenty (as editor and contributor, 1935) Is it Peace?, 1936 Danubian Destiny, 1939 Midwest at Noon, 1946 English Parish Churches, 1952 We Too Can Prosper, 1953 All Capitalists Now, 1960 Inflation and Society, 1960 Mexican Images, 1963 Planning and Enterprise, 1964 Politics and Economic Growth, 1968 English Parish Churches, 1976 (with Olive Cook) Whatever Happened to Productivity? (Wincott Lecture), 1980