▁H utch ison ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁D und ee , ▁Scotland , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁H utch ison , ▁later ▁a ▁Well ington ▁Mayor ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁H utch ison ▁Jr ▁received ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Scotland ▁until ▁age ▁ 1 5 . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁His ▁father , ▁a ▁journalist , ▁had ▁been ▁h ired ▁by ▁The ▁Southern ▁Cross ▁newspaper ▁in ▁A uck land . ▁ ▁H utch ison ▁Jr ▁studied ▁law ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁he ▁pract ised ▁in ▁Wang an ui ▁and ▁then ▁Well ington . ▁He ▁married ▁Ag nes ▁Hog g , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Rev . ▁David ▁Hog g , ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁at ▁Wang an ui . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁attempt ▁at ▁entering ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁was ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁Rang iti ke i ▁by - e lection . ▁He ▁performed ▁poor ly ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁candidates , ▁he ▁came ▁last ▁with ▁ 1 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Well ington ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁the ▁. ▁H utch ison ▁Jr ▁announced ▁his ▁candid acy ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Wait ot ara ▁elect or ate , ▁but ▁stood ▁aside ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁John ▁Bry