Matthew Hutton (archbishop of Canterbury)

For Hutton's ancestor, the earlier Archbishop of York the same name, see Matthew Hutton (archbishop of York).

The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Matthew Hutton
Archbishop of Canterbury
Installed	1757
Term ended	1758 (death)
Predecessor	Thomas Herring
Successor	Thomas Secker
Other post(s)	Archbishop of York (1747–1757) Bishop of Bangor (1743–1747)
Personal details
Born	(1693-01-03)3 January 1693 Marske, Yorkshire
Died	18 March 1758(1758-03-18) (aged 65) Duke Street, Westminster
Buried	St Mary-at-Lambeth, London
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglicanism
Spouse	Mary Lutman (m.1732)
Education	Ripon Grammar School
Alma mater	Jesus College, Cambridge

Matthew Hutton (3 January 1693 – 18 March 1758) was a high churchman in the Church of England, serving as Archbishop of York (1747–1757) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1757–1758).

Early life and education

Hutton was born at Marske near Richmond in Yorkshire, the second son of John Hutton of Marske (great-great-grandson of Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of York 1595–1606) and his wife Dorothy, daughter of William Dyke. He was educated at Ripon Grammar School and Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in 1713. He was a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, from 1717 to 1727, and became a Doctor of Divinity in 1728.

Ordained ministry

Hutton became a royal chaplain to George II in 1736. In 1737 he was appointed Canon of the second stall at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, a position he held until 1739. He became Rector of Trowbridge and of Spofforth, in Yorkshire, and held prebends at York and Westminster.

Episcopal ministry

In 1743 he became Bishop of Bangor, and in 1747, Archbishop of York, before finally, in 1757, becoming Archbishop of Canterbury, but died the next year without having ever lived in Lambeth Palace.