JOHN D. HUTTER

 

John D. Hutter, who has been a Californian for more than thirty years, is a native of Switzerland, and is probably one of the best known natives of that republic in California. In addition to his own private business he is editor of the Swiss Journal in San Francisco.

Mr. Hutter was born at Oberwald, Switzerland, April 9, 1866, son of Ignatz and Mary (Oberhaus) Hutter. The Hutters have lived in Switzerland from time immemorial. His father was a Swiss farmer. John D. Hutter was reared in his native country, attended the common schools and the Normal School at Sion in Canton Wallis. From this school he received a teacher’s certificate, and was engaged in teaching in Switzerland for seven years.

Mr. Hutter came to the United States in 1891, and after six months in New Jersey and six months in Saint Louis arrived in California. During his first ten years in the state he was employed in offices of different companies, but since 1913 has conducted an insurance business, and has one of the successful agencies in San Francisco. His offices are in the Chronicle Building.

In 1923 he took the post of editor of the Swiss Journal. This is the official organ of the different Swiss societies in California, combined under one head known as the United Swiss Societies. Mr. Hutter belongs to all these societies and has occupied official positions in all of them. He is secretary of the San Francisco Helvetia Verein, is past noble arch of the United Ancient Order of Druids, and for some time after his arrival in California was a member of the San Francisco Turn Verein. As a youth in Switzerland he had the usual military training and service.

He married at San Francisco in 1892 Miss Rosa Hacki, who was born in Switzerland. At her death she left two daughters. The daughter Rose, wife of Edwin C. Porter, manager of the United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, office at San Francisco, is the mother of one son, Edwin, Jr. The second daughter, Miss Freda Hutter, lives with her father and is engaged in office work at San Francisco. In 1908 Mr. Hutter married Marie Volkmer, a native of Germany.

 

Transcribed by Elaine Sturdevant