John Conroy Hutcheson (1840- 1897) was a British author of novels and short stories about life aboard ships at sea.Hutcheson was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, in 1840, and died in Portsea Island, in late 1896 or early 1897. Some of his works with a nautical theme include: Picked Up at Sea; or, the Gold Miners of Minturne Creek. And other stories, etc. (1884, Blackie & Son: London) On Board the "Esmeralda"; or, Martin Leigh's log. A sea story .....