Edward Francis Hutton

Edward Francis Hutton (September 7, 1875 – July 11, 1962) was an American financier and co-founder of E. F. Hutton & Co., one of the most respected financial firms in the United States.

Biography

Hutton was born to James Laws Hutton, (b. March 31, 1847) who left an Ohio farm to work in New York City. James died on December 14, 1885 at the age of 37 when Hutton was only ten years old, leaving Edward and his two siblings (Grace b. Aug. 25, 1873 and Franklyn Laws b. Dec. 1, 1877, d. Dec. 6, 1940) to be raised by his mother, Frances Elouise Hulse Hutton (b. May 26, 1851 – d. Sept. 12, 1930).

As a schoolboy, Hutton attended the New York Latin School before transferring to P.S. 69. During his adolescence, he worked in a gear factory at age fifteen and then two years later in the mailroom of a securities firm. He completed his studies by taking classes at Trinity Chapel High School and Packer's Business College.

He married his first wife Blanch Horton (December 6, 1878 - December 18, 1917) on October 9, 1900. Blanche was the daughter of investment banker Henry Lawrence Horton. She died in the Spanish Flu influenza pandemic. Edward and Blanch had one son, Halcourt Horton Hutton, who was born in New York City on May 7, 1902. Their son Halcourt was killed in a horse riding accident on Long Island on September 25, 1920.