Donald Sutherland (politician)
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The Hon. Donald Sutherland | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Oxford, Ontario | |
| In office 1935–1949 | |
| Appointed by | R. B. Bennett |
| Member of Parliament for Oxford South | |
| In office 1911–1926 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Smith Schell |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Merritt Cayley |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1902–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Angus McKay |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Richard Mayberry |
| Constituency | Oxford South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1863 Zorra Township, Canada West |
| Died | January 1, 1949 (aged 85) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative Progressive Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| 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 House of Commons of Canada 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 Senate of Canada to represent the senatorial division of Oxford, Ontario. He died while in office in 1949.
| 1908 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Malcolm Smith Schell | 2,712 | ||||
| Conservative | Donald Sutherland | 2,619 | ||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Donald Sutherland | 2,503 | ||||
| Liberal | Malcolm Smith Schell | 2,479 | ||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Government | Donald Sutherland | 4,124 | ||||
| Opposition | Malcolm Smith Schell | 2,812 | ||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Donald Sutherland | 4,476 | ||||
| Progressive | Martin Lee Haley | 3,597 | ||||
| Liberal | Matthew Dean | 3,135 | ||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Oxford South | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Conservative | Donald Sutherland | 5,400 | ||||
| Liberal | James William Innes | 5,200 | ||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Oxford South | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Merritt Cayley | 6,064 | ||||
| Conservative | Hon. Donald Sutherland | 5,364 | ||||
References
[edit]- Donald Sutherland – Parliament of Canada biography
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
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