Samuel Sutton | |
Office: | Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for South Launceston |
Term Start: | 22 May 1891 |
Term End: | January 1897 |
Predecessor: | David Scott |
Successor: | Seat abolished |
Alongside: | William Hartnoll |
Office2: | Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Launceston |
Term Start2: | 4 October 1901 |
Term End2: | 2 April 1903 |
Predecessor2: | Alexander Fowler |
Successor2: | Seat abolished |
Birthname: | Samuel John Sutton |
Birth Date: | 1836 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Hobart, Van Diemen's Land |
Death Place: | Launceston, Tasmania |
Samuel John Sutton (19 April 1836 – 7 September 1906) was an Australian politician.
Sutton was born in Hobart in Van Diemen's Land in 1836. In 1891 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of South Launceston. He was defeated in 1897, but returned in 1901 after winning a by-election for Launceston and serving until 1903 when he was defeated for East Launceston. He died in 1906 in Launceston.[1] [2]