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William Hutton (colonial administrator)
British writer and colonial administrator (1793–1839)
A drawing of Hutton travelling in Africa in 1820.
William Hutton (1793 – 10 November 1839) was a British writer. He is notable for having written A Voyage to Africa, which was published in 1821. He also served briefly in the British foreign service in the Ashanti Empire and as Commandant of St Mary's Island, the Gambia.[1]: 81–83
^Burke, Steven John (15 April 2021). "1. Authors and Theatres. The Authors: Their Lives and Careers in Context". An Encultured Imperialism: British Travel Writing from the Post‑Napoleonic Atlantic Periphery (PhD thesis). Bruce Collins, director of studies, and Robbie Aitken, thesis supervisor. Sheffield Hallam University. pp. 81–84. doi:10.7190/shu-thesis-00385. OCLC1276783558. 29037.