David Graham Hutton OBE (13 April 1904 – 14 October 1988), was a British economist, writer and

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politician.

Background

Hutton was born the elder son of David and Lavinia Hutton. He was educated at

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, the

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and at French and German Universities. He married Magdalene Ruth Rudolph, of

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. In 1934 the marriage was dissolved. In 1940 he married Joyce Muriel Green. They had three daughters. In 1958 the marriage was dissolved. He then married Marjorie Bremner, of

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. In 1945 he was awarded the

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. In 1971 he was made an Honorary Fellow at the London School of Economics.‘HUTTON, (David) Graham’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 201
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Professional career

In 1929 Hutton became a Gladstone Memorial Prizeman at London University. He had a Research Fellowship and was on the teaching staff at the London School of Economics from 1929–33. In 1932 he became a Barrister-at-Law, at Gray’s Inn. From 1933 to 1938 he worked as assistant editor, for ''

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''. From 1939 to 1945 he worked at the

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and the Ministry of Information. He was associated with the Unservile State Group. In 1955 he helped to establish the

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Political career

Hutton was selected as Liberal candidate for the

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for the General Election expected to occur in 1939/40. His prospects were good, particularly when the Labour candidate indicted he would withdraw and support Hutton as the

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candidate. However, due to the outbreak of war the election was deferred until 1945, when he did not stand. He did not subsequently stand for parliament.British parliamentary election results 1918-1973, Craig, F.W.S.

Publications

*''Nations and the Economic Crisis'', 1932 *''The Burden of Plenty'' (as editor and contributor, 1935) *''Is it Peace?'', 1936 *''Danubian Destiny'', 1939 *''Midwest at Noon'', 1946 *''English Parish Churches'', 1952 *''We Too Can Prosper'', 1953 *''All Capitalists Now'', 1960 *''Inflation and Society'', 1960 *''Mexican Images'', 1963 *''Planning and Enterprise'', 1964 *''Politics and Economic Growth'', 1968 *''English Parish Churches'', 1976 (with Olive Cook) *''Whatever Happened to Productivity?'' (Wincott Lecture), 1980

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutton, Graham 1904 births 1988 deaths Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates People educated at Christ's Hospital Alumni of the London School of Economics Members of Gray's Inn The Economist people Officers of the Order of the British Empire