Donald Sutherland (politician)

For other people named Donald Sutherland, see Donald Sutherland (disambiguation).

The Hon. Donald Sutherland
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Oxford South
In office 1902–1908
Preceded by	Angus McKay
Succeeded by	Thomas Richard Mayberry
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Oxford South
In office 1911–1926
Preceded by	Malcolm Smith Schell
Succeeded by	Thomas Merritt Cayley
Senator for Oxford, Ontario
In office July 20, 1935 – January 1, 1949
Appointed by	R. B. Bennett
Personal details
Born	April 8, 1863(1863-04-08) Zorra Township, Canada West
Died	January 1, 1949(1949-01-01) (aged 85)
Political party	Conservative Progressive Conservative
Other political affiliations	Conservative Party of Ontario
Cabinet	Minister Without Portfolio (1926)

Donald Sutherland, PC (April 8, 1863 – January 1, 1949) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Zorra Township, Canada West, he was first ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Oxford South in the 1908 federal election. He was defeated but was elected in the 1911 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1917, 1921, and 1925. He was defeated in 1926, 1930, and in a 1934 by-election. In 1926, he was a Minister without Portfolio in the short lived cabinet of Arthur Meighen. In 1935, he was called to the Canadian Senate representing the senatorial division of Oxford, Ontario. He died while in office in 1949.

References

• Donald Sutherland (politician) - Parliament of Canada biography
• Legislative Assembly of Ontario biography

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Name	Sutherland, Donald
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Short description
Date of birth	April 8, 1863
Place of birth	Zorra Township, Canada West
Date of death	January 1, 1949
Place of death