A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hutcheson, Francis Deane
HUTCHESON. (Captain, 1841.)
Francis Deane Hutcheson entered the Navy 13 Oct. 1813; and, while serving on board the America 74, Capt. Josias Rowley, was present at the unsuccessful attack upon Leghorn, also at the occupation of Santa Maria, and of the enemy’s other forts in the Gulf of Spezia, and at the reduction of Genoa and its dependencies. In 1815, being at the time in the Undaunted 38, he assisted at the capture of a convoy at Barletta, and at the taking of the Tremiti islands. When afterwards with Rear-Admiral David Milne in the Impregnable 98, Mr. Hutcheson had an opportunity of sharing in the bombardment of Algiers, 27 Aug. 1816. He was made Lieutenant, 19 Jan. 1822, into the Pyramus 42, Capt. Fras. Newcombe, on the West India station, and next appointed, 15 June, 1826, and 8 Dec. 1827, to the Hyperion 42, Coast Blockade ship, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye, and Aetna bomb, Capts. Thos. Edw. Hoste and Stephen Lushington, on the Mediterranean station. He was promoted, 9 Aug. 1828, to the command Of the Pelican sloop, and, having paid that vessel off 14 April, 1830, was lastly, from 20 March, 1832, until 1836, employed in the Coast Guard. His advancement to Post-rank took place 23 Nov. 1841. We are informed that Capt. Hutcheson, in Oct. 1828, co-operated with the French Army in the reduction of the Morea Castle. Agent – J. Hinxman.