John Sutherland (New South Wales politician)

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John Sutherland, 1874 engraving

John Sutherland (16 February 1816 โ€“ 23 June 1889) was a builder and politician in colonial New South Wales.[1][2]

Early life

Sutherland was born near

Wick, Caithness in Scotland, the son of a crofter, John Sutherland, and his wife Louisa.[3] Sutherland had little formal education and trained as carpenter. He emigrated to New South Wales as an unassisted migrant, arriving in 1838 and set himself up as a successful builder.[1][3] Sutherland married Mary Ogilvie, daughter of Captain Ogilvie of Campbelltown, on 2 May 1839. They had two sons, who died young, and a daughter.[2]

In 1863 with John Frazer and William Manson he took up 287 square miles near

Jamberoo and held another 408 under conditional purchase but failed to mine coal there. By 1878 he was a partner in the Lithgow Valley Iron Mining Company.[3]

Civic and political career

Having been very successful as a builder, he was elected an alderman of the Sydney City Council for Phillip Ward on 30 April 1857 until 30 November 1868 and again on 1 December 1871 until July 1872.

mayor in 1861.[1]
His principal municipal work was in connection with the sewerage of the metropolis.

Professing himself a 'workingman's MP',

first Parkes ministry from May 1872 to February 1875 and in the Farnell ministry from December 1877 to December 1878.[7] In October 1881 he was one of nine royal commissioners appointed to enquire into the working of the Friendly Societies Act.[8]

He held Paddington until February 1880, when he resigned because his company had a government contract re-distribution.

fourth Parkes ministry from January 1887 to January 1889.[7]

Sutherland was commissioned as a justice of the peace and was a magistrate for Sydney. From the 1860s he was a Vice-President of the

Benevolent Society of New South Wales. Sutherland was also a trustee of three Mutual Benefit Building Societies and the Savings Bank of New South Wales, and Chairman of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society. From 1883, he was a member of the Board of Technical Education. He was Vice-President of the Highland Society of New South Wales, as well as a freemason associated with the Oddfellows and Foresters' Friendly Societies.[3]

Death

He died from diabetes on 23 June 1889(1889-06-23) (aged 73).[1][2]

Cockatoo Island is named for him.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mennell, Philip (1892). "Sutherland, Hon. John" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  2. ^
    ISSN 1833-7538
    . Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f McCormack, Terri (2010). "Sutherland, John". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 27 May 2021.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY-SA 2.0 license.
  4. ^ "John Sutherland". Sydney's aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. ^ "1858 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Mr John Sutherland (1816-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. New South Wales Government Gazette
    . No. 421. 21 October 1881. p. 5391. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.
  9. ^ a b Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Redfern". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. New South Wales Government Gazette
    . No. 571. 30 December 1881. p. 6891. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.
  11. New South Wales Government Gazette
    . No. 567. 29 December 1881. p. 6793. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.
  12. New South Wales Government Gazette
    . No. 486. 1 December 1882. p. 6415. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.
  13. ^ "Sutherland Dock (Place ID 105260)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

 

Parliament of New South Wales
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary for Public Works
1868 – 1870 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary for Public Works
1872 – 1875 		Succeeded by
John Lackey
Preceded by Secretary for Public Works
1877 – 1878 		Succeeded by
John Lackey
Preceded by Secretary for Public Works
1887 – 1889 		Succeeded by
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Paddington
1860 – 1880 		Succeeded by
New district Member for Redfern
1880 – 1882
With: Alfred Fremlin 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for
Howe
 		Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by
James Murphy
Mayor of Sydney

1861 		Succeeded by
James Oatley
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