Claude Burton Hutchison (April 9, 1885–August 25, 1980) was a botanist, agricultural economist, educator, and Mayor of the City of Berkeley, California from 1955 to 1963. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States.
Hutchison was born on April 9, 1885 in Livingston County near Chillicothe, Missouri, the son of farmer William Moses Hutchison and his wife Ada Smith. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Chillicothe is a city in and the County seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. He married Roxie Pritchard in 1908. They obtained their marriage license in Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri. They were the parents of at least five children.
Hutchison was educated at the University of Missouri where he was also a founding member of FarmHouse International Fraternity, Inc.. The University of Missouri (also known as the University of Missouri–Columbia, Mizzou, or MU) is a public land-grant and research Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a Farm. It is a type of Building or House which serves a Residential purpose in a He held teaching positions at the University of Missouri and Cornell University. The University of Missouri (also known as the University of Missouri–Columbia, Mizzou, or MU) is a public land-grant and research At Cornell he taught genetics to Barbara McClintock. Barbara McClintock (June 16 1902 – September 2 1992 the 1983 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, was an American scientist and one of the world's most distinguished Hutchison left Cornell for the University of California, Davis where he was Professor of Agriculture from 1922 to 1952; Dean of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1925; and Vice President, University of California (system wide) from 1945 to 1952. The University of California Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, or just UCD, is a public coeducational university located in the city of Davis, Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. When he left UC Davis he served as Dean of Agriculture at the University of Nevada until his retirement in 1954. The University of Nevada Reno ( Nevada) is a University located in Reno Nevada, USA and is known for its programs in agricultural research journalism Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) From 1955 to 1963 he served as mayor of Berkeley, California. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States.
In the 1920s, Hutchison went to Europe, serving as Director of Agricultural Education for the International Education Board in Paris. In the 1930s he was a director of the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. Amadeo Pietro Giannini (1870 – 1949 born in San Jose California, was the founder of Bank of America.
Hutchison Hall on the campus of the University of California at Davis is named for him. The University of California Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, or just UCD, is a public coeducational university located in the city of Davis,
Hutchison died August 25, 1980 at the age of 95. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
His son Claude B. Hutchison Jr. , a retired U. S. Navy Captain, ran and lost against Congressman Ron Dellums in the 1980s. Ronald Vernie "Ron" Dellums (born November 24 1935 is the current Mayor of Oakland, California In November of 2006, he was an appointee of the Bush Administration serving in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
References
- US Census, New York, Tompkins County, 1920
External links
- Claude B. Hutchison Papers, U.C. Davis Special Collections
- Giannini Hall 75th Anniversary
- President to Appoint Claude B. Hutchison, Jr.
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