David Graham Hutton

David Graham Hutton OBE (13 April 1904 – 14 October 1988), was a British economist, author and Liberal Party politician.

Background

Hutton was born the elder son of David and Lavinia Hutton. He was educated at Christ's Hospital, the London School of Economics and at French and German Universities. He married Magdalene Ruth Rudolph, of Zürich. 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 Chicago. In 1945 he was awarded the OBE. In 1971 he was made an Honorary Fellow at the London School of Economics.^[1]

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 1933-38 he worked as Assistant Editor, for The Economist. From 1939-45 he worked at the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Information.^[1] He was associated with the Unservile State Group. In 1955 he helped to establish the Institute of Economic Affairs.

Political career

Hutton was selected as Liberal candidate for the East Dorset 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 Popular front 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.^[2]

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^[1]

References

1. ‘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 2014 accessed 25 April 2015
2. British parliamentary election results 1918-1973, Craig, F.W.S.