C.J.C. Hutson was born in McPhersonville (formerly Beaufort District, S.C., a site now located in Hampton County, S.C.); attended South Carolina College, 1856 to 1859, but left due to ill health. At the time of the Civil War, Hutson enlisted in Gregg's 1st Regiment, was elected adjutant, and served in that capacity with his unit in Virginia. He was captured toward the end of the war and imprisoned in Washington, D.C. and at Lake Erie. Released in 1865, he returned to S.C. and was admitted to the bar in 1866. He practiced law with his cousin and father-in-law, W.F. Colcock, living in McPhersonville, S.C. In 1872, the law firm of Colcock and Hutson was dissolved and he began to practice on his own. Hutson was elected to the S.C. House of Representatives from Hampton County in 1876 and served until 1890. In 1886, he came within a few votes of becoming Lieutenant-governor. In 1895, Hutson was appointed clerk of the U.S. Court for the District of South Carolina, in which capacity he served until his death. Also in 1895, he served as a delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention. Son of Richard Woodward Hutson (half-brother of William Ferguson Hutson and cousin of William Ferguson Colcock).
From the description of Charles Jones Colcock Hutson papers, 1864-1902 (bulk, 1864-1866). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 550560120
