Ferdinand William Hutchison | |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office April 26, 1865 – January 10, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Gordon Hopkins |
| Succeeded by | Charles Reed Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1819 Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| Died | May 20, 1893 (aged 74) Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | British Kingdom of Hawaii |
| Spouse(s) | Malie Moa, and others |
| Children | Ambrose, Christina, William, and others |
Ferdinand William Hutchison (c. 1819 – May 20, 1893) was a British physician and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii who became a cabinet minister to King Kamehameha V. He was president of the Board of Health from 1868 to 1873 and was instrumental in the early development and management of the leper settlement of Kalaupapa. His surname is often misspelled as Hutchinson.[1]
- ^ Tayman 2010, p. 333.