Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Hutton, William 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Hutton, William, sub-district president of the Wilmington fields of the United 
Mine Workers of America, has held his present important office for the past 
five years and is widely known among miners throughout Grundy County.  Coming 
of a family whose members have always followed mining, his entire career has 
been spent therein and has been marked by constant advancement in his chosen 
vocation.  Mr. Hutton is a native of Scotland, where he was born in 1874, a 
son of Andrew and Martha (Moore) Hutton.  Andrew Hutton was born in Scotland 
and there grew up to be a miner.  He was there married to Martha Moore, who 
was born in Ireland and was taken by her parents to Scotland as a child, and 
they became the parents of six children, of whom, four died in Scotland.  
After their death, deciding to try his fortune in America, Mr. Hutton brought 
his wife and two remaining children, John and William, to this country, and 
located in the coal fields of Pennsylvania.  The family came to Illinois in 
1886 and located at Coal City, and here Andrew Hutton spent the remainder of 
his active career as a worker in the mines, becoming known as a reliable and 
substantial citizen.  Both he and his wife are now deceased, and are buried in 
the Braceville Cemetery.

William Hutton was given ordinary educational advantages, but was ambitious 
and industrious and made the most of his opportunities.  Brought up as a 
miner, he early engaged at that vocation, and won promotion through his close 
application and faithful performance of duty.  He was elected to his present 
office in 1908, and since that time has been conscientious in his care of his 
duties.  He has been associated with important cases in conferring with miners 
and operators, and his judgment, foresight and ability as an arbitrator have 
brought him to the forefront in his calling.  Since accepting his present 
office he has been a resident of Carbon Hill, and has done much to forward the 
interests of this place.

Mr. Hutton was married in 1900 to Miss Elizabeth Jackson, of Clark City, Ill., 
and they have had seven children:  Andrew, Joseph, Martha, Isabelle, 
Elizabeth, Alvin and Albert, the last-named being deceased.  Mrs. Hutton is a 
member of the Methodist Church.  Mr. Hutton is a Republican in politics, and 
has served one term as a member of the board of School Trustees.  Fraternally 
he is connected with the Knights of Pythias.  Mr. and Mrs. Hutton reside in 
their modern home in Carbon Hill, and have numerous warm friends in this 
community.

pages 835-836

Additional Comments:
Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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