James_Sutherland_(Canadian_politician)

James Sutherland (Canadian politician)

James Sutherland (Canadian politician)

Canadian politician (1849–1905)

James Sutherland, PC (July 17, 1849 – May 3, 1905) was a Canadian politician.

For other people named James Sutherland, see James Sutherland.
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Born in Ancaster Township, Canada West, he was a merchant before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Oxford North in an 1880 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1882, 1887, 1891, 1896, 1900, and 1904. From 1896 to 1900, he was the Chief Government Whip. He subsequently joined the Cabinet of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and was successively Minister without Portfolio, Minister of Marine and Fisheries, and Minister of Public Works.

Sutherland died in office on May 3, 1905, at the age of 55.

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