Francis Hutcheson (songwriter)

Francis Hutcheson (c. 1722-1773) was a Scottish songwriter.

He was the author of a number of popular songs, including "As Cohn one evening", "Jolly Bacchus" and "Where Weeping Yews". The son of philosopher Francis Hutcheson, he published some of his father's work after the latter's death.

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