Peter Cormack Sutherland

Dr. Peter Cormack Sutherland (1822 - 30 November 1900) Born in Newlands of Forse, near Latheron, Caithness, Scotland. The son of Robert and Elizabeth Sutherland, he was one of three surviving children of a family of 8 due to Smallpox and a drowning accident in Nova Scotia, he became a Geologist, Physician and an Author.

In 1850 he embarked on a campaign to discover the fate of the HMS Erebus and Terror after a disastrous Polar expedition, it was on this expedition that he sailed under the command of Mr William Penny R.N. onboard HMS Lady Franklin and Sophia and from which his book "Journal of a voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow Straits" originated. The campaign was largely a success as they discovered the fate of several members of the expeditions crew buried at the winter base station.

Dr. Sutherland later moved with his wife and two children to Pietermaritzburg, where he later became Surveyor-General of Natal, South Africa. It was while Dr Sutherland held this position that his friend, and father of Cecil Rhodes requested that his son reside with him temporarily.

Dr Sutherland was killed in a road accident on 30 Nov 1900 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Written works

Author: Journal of a voyage in Baffin’s Bay and Barrow Straits, in the years 1850–1851, performed by HM Ships “”Lady Franklin”" and “”Sophia”", under the command of Mr William Penny, in search of the missing crews of HM Ships Erebus and Terror. 2 vols. London.

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Name	Sutherland, Peter Cormack
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Date of birth	1822
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Date of death	30 November 1900
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