Thomas Hutchinson (9 September 1711 – 3 June 1780) was an American merchant, politician, historian, and colonial administrator who repeatedly served as governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in the years leading up to the American Revolution.

Thomas Hutchinson was the royal governor of the British North American Province of Massachusetts Bay (1771–74) whose stringent measures helped precipitate colonial unrest and eventually the American Revolution (1775–83).

Oct 29, 2009 · Thomas Hutchinson was a colonial American politician and judge who faced increasing hostilities heading into the American Revolution due to his Loyalist views.

Sep 30, 2024 · Thomas Hutchinson (1711-1780) was a prominent figure in Massachusetts during the lead-up to the American Revolution. He is most well-known for serving as the Governor of Massachusetts during a significant portion of the American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party.

Born and raised in the Province of Massachusetts, Thomas Hutchinson was an American who was also British subject — forced by events to choose between political separatism or loyalism to the Crown. He was appointed lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (1758).

Thomas Hutchinson was the last royal governor of Massachusetts Bay, a prominent loyalist, and a noted historian, both of his colony and his times. A native Bostonian, born September 9, 1711 to a wealthy merchant family, Hutchinson was, like many of his future political opponents, educated at Harvard University.

On August 26, 1765, a mob marched on the Boston home of Thomas Hutchinson, who barely escaped before the rioters arrived. The mob ransacked the house, smashed furniture, destroyed the home’s cupola, and even tore down interior walls in the house.

Jun 11, 2018 · Thomas Hutchinson (1711-1780), American governor of colonial Massachusetts and a staunch defender of English colonial policy, was also a jurist and historian. Thomas Hutchinson was born in Boston on Sept. 9, 1711.

Thomas Hutchinson. 9 September 1711 - 3 June 1780. Thomas Hutchinson, historian, chief justice, and royal governor of Massachusetts, was born in Boston to a wealthy merchant family.

A conservative and loyalist, Hutchinson left for England in 1774 as one of the most hated men in Massachusetts. Thomas Hutchinson died in exile in England in 1780.