John Sutherland (New South Wales politician)

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

John Sutherland, 1874 engraving

Sutherland was born near Wick, Caithness in Scotland, and emigrated to New South Wales, arriving in 1838.[1] Sutherland married Mary Ogilvie on 2 May 1839. They had two sons, who died young, and a daughter.[2]

Having been very successful as a builder, he was elected an alderman of Sydney in 1857, and was mayor in 1861.[1] His principal municipal work was in connection with the sewerage of the metropolis. In 1860 he was returned to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the district of Paddington,[3] which included the suburbs of Paddington and Redfern.[4] He was Secretary for Public Works in the second Robertson and fifth Cowper ministries from October 1868 to December 1870, in the first Parkes ministry from May 1872 to February 1875 and in the Farnell ministry from December 1877 to December 1878.[5] In October 1881 he was one of nine royal commissioners appointed to enquire into the working of the Friendly Societies Act.[6]

He held Paddington until February 1880, when he resigned because his company had a government contract re-distribution.[2] At the 1880 election he chose to contest the new district of Redfern,[7] before resigning in December 1881,[8] when he was appointed to the Legislative Council.[9] He did not take his seat in the council,[5] and formally resigned in November 1882,[10] in order to contest Redfern at the 1882 election, representing Redfern until his death in 1889.[7] He was Sectretary for Public Works for a fifth time in the fourth Parkes ministry from January 1887 to January 1889.[5]

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

Sutherland Dock at Cockatoo Island is named for him.[11]

References

Mennell, Philip (1892). "Sutherland, Hon. John" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
Cable, K J. "Sutherland, John (1816–1889)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 September 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
"1858 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
"Mr John Sutherland (1816-1889)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
"Appointment of Royal Commission into the Friendly Societies Act". New South Wales Government Gazette (421). 21 October 1881. p. 5391. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Redfern". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
"Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette (571). 30 December 1881. p. 6891. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.
"Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (567). 29 December 1881. p. 6793. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.
"Resignation of John Sutherland from Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (486). 1 December 1882. p. 6415. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.
"Sutherland Dock (Place ID 105260)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

Parliament of New South Wales
Political offices
Preceded by James Byrnes	Secretary for Public Works 1868 – 1870	Succeeded by James Byrnes
Preceded by James Byrnes	Secretary for Public Works 1872 – 1875	Succeeded by John Lackey
Preceded by Edward Combes	Secretary for Public Works 1877 – 1878	Succeeded by John Lackey
Preceded by William Lyne	Secretary for Public Works 1887 – 1889	Succeeded by James Fletcher
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Daniel Cooper	Member for Paddington 1860 – 1880	Succeeded by William Hezlet
New district	Member for Redfern 1880 – 1882 With: Alfred Fremlin	Succeeded by Francis Wright
Preceded by Alfred Fremlin Francis Wright	Member for Redfern 1882 – 1889 With: Fremlin / Renwick / Stephen Wright / Williamson / Schey / Goodchap none / Farnell / Howe	Succeeded by William Schey
Civic offices
Preceded by James Murphy	Lord Mayor of Sydney 1861	Succeeded by James Oatley

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[Mennell-1] Mennell, Philip (1892). "Sutherland, Hon. John" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

[adb-2] Cable, K J. "Sutherland, John (1816–1889)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 September 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[Green_Paddington-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[Atlas_1858-4] "1858 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[John_Sutherland_NSW_parl-5] "Mr John Sutherland (1816-1889)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

[6] "Appointment of Royal Commission into the Friendly Societies Act". New South Wales Government Gazette (421). 21 October 1881. p. 5391. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.

[Green_Redfern-7] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Redfern". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[8] "Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette (571). 30 December 1881. p. 6891. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.

[9] "Appointments to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (567). 29 December 1881. p. 6793. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.

[10] "Resignation of John Sutherland from Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (486). 1 December 1882. p. 6415. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.

[ahd-105260-11] "Sutherland Dock (Place ID 105260)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 15 September 2018.