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| 1. | Anne Mar⋅bur⋅y [mahr-buh-ree] , 1591–1643, American religious liberal, born in England: banished from Massachusetts 1637. |
| 2. | Thomas, 1711–80, American colonial administrator: royal governor of Massachusetts 1769–74; in exile from England after 1774. |
| 3. | a city in central Kansas, on the Arkansas River. 40,284. |
| Hutch·in·son (hŭch'ĭn-sən) A city of south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River northwest of Wichita. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural and oil-producing area. Population: 41,100. |
| Hutchinson, Anne 1591-1643. English-born American colonist and religious leader who was banished from Boston (1637) for her religious beliefs, which included an emphasis on personal intuition as a means toward salvation. |
| Hutchinson, Thomas 1711-1780. American colonial official who was unpopular as governor of Massachusetts (1771-1774) because he supported British policies. |
Hutchinson
city, seat (1872) of Reno county, south-central Kansas, U.S. Hutchinson lies on the Arkansas River. It was founded by C.C. Hutchinson, an Indian agent, in 1871 upon the arrival of the Santa Fe Railway. Salt beds discovered there in 1887 became the basis of a major industry. Hutchinson is also a principal hard-wheat market and is the centre of one of the Midwest's richest oil fields. The city's economy is based chiefly on these local resources. It is the site of the annual Kansas State Fair. Hutchinson also has a municipal zoo and is home to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. Hutchinson Community College was founded in 1928. Sand Hills State Park is located nearby. Inc. 1872. Pop. (1990) 39,308; (2000) 40,787.
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