William Sutherland (Northwest Territories politician) explained

William Sutherland
Birth Date:3 September 1854
Birth Place:Ottawa, Canada West
Death Place:Bridgeburg, Ontario
Term Start:1887
Term End:1898
Successor:Donald H. McDonald
Spouse:Henrietta Aquas Traveller
married 1888
Residence:Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan

William Sutherland (September 3, 1854  - June 13, 1930) was a general merchant and political figure in the Northwest Territories, Canada. He represented Qu'Appelle in the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories from 1887 to 1888 and North Qu'Appelle in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1888 to 1898 as a Conservative.

He was born in Ottawa, the son of a Scottish immigrant, and was educated in Ottawa. In 1888, he married Henrietta Aquas Traveller. He went to the Northwest Territories in 1881. Sutherland also served as postmaster for Qu'Appelle. Sutherland died of heart failure at Bridgeburg, Ontario in 1930 and was buried at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Ottawa, Canada, Beechwood Cemetery Registers, 1873-1990
  2. Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947