Crown revenue officer appointed Receiver-General and Collector of the Isle of Man immediately after Revestment.

Lutwidge was already serving as Surveyor-General and Supervisor for the coasts of Cumberland and Westmorland when Crown control of the Island began in 1765. A Treasury record notes that he was sworn as Receiver-General and Collector of His Majesty’s revenues in Mann on 21 June that year.

His work centred on establishing the new revenue system. In 1767 he submitted accounts covering receipts from imports, exports and the herring custom from May 1765 onwards, together with salaries and incidental expenditure. He also claimed £765 for his own attendance and expenses, and those of the Douglas Comptroller, while a further bill relating to the Isle of Man passed through Parliament. The Customs Commissioners wrote that their experience of him gave them no doubt that he had carried out his trust with “diligence, and Integrity”.

Lutwidge’s authority repeatedly brought him into conflict with the Governor and older Manx offices. In 1771 Governor John Wood complained about the revenue department’s interference with the Water-Bailiff’s jurisdiction. Lutwidge defended the commissions under which Crown revenue officers were acting and set out his understanding of the Water-Bailiff’s admiralty powers and place in the legislative body.

Later administrative records identify Lutwidge as both Surveyor-General and Receiver-General. A State Paper calendar notes that he died in 1784.