A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hutchinson, Charles
HUTCHINSON. (Commander, 1814. f-p. 17; h-p., 30.)
Charles Hutchinson entered the Navy, 16 Nov. 1800, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Trent 36, Capt. Sir Edw. Hamilton, stationed in the Channel; proceeded, towards the close of 1801, to Madeira, in the Arethusa 38, Capt. Thos. Wolley; and served, from Jan. 1802 until July, 1806, on the Jamaica station, chiefly as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the Aeolus frigate, Capts. John Wm. Spranger and Andrew Fitzherbert Evans, Vanguard 74, Capt. A. F. Evans, and Veteran 64, flag-ship of Sir John Thos. Duckworth. He then came home with convoy in the Penguin sloop, Capt. Smith, and on 16 April, 1807, was confirmed a Lieutenant in the Valiant 74, Capts. Jas. Young, Alex. Robt. Kerr, John Bligh, John Nash, Thos. Geo. Shortland, and Robt. Dudley Oliver, in which ship we find him assisting at the bombardment of Copenhagen, witnessing Lord Cochrane’s destruction of the French shipping in Basque Roads, and attending the expedition to Flushing. From 3 May, 1811, until within three weeks of his promotion to the rank of Commander 21 July, 1814, Mr. Hutchinson further served on the Home station as Flag-Lieutenant to Admirals Wm. Young and to H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence in the Christian VII. 80, Impregnable 98, and Magicienne 36. He was consequently on board the Impregnable when she brought the Allied Sovereigns to England, and likewise at the grand naval review held on the occasion at Spithead. His next and last appointment was to the Coast Guard, in which he continued from 6 July, 1831, until 1834.
Commander Hutchinson is married and has issue.