Preceded by Thomas Oliver Succeeded by George Smith | Political party Liberal Name James Sutherland | |
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Born July 17, 1849
Ancaster Township, Canada West ( 1849-07-17 ) Died May 3, 1905(1905-05-03) (aged 55) Cabinet Minister Without Portfolio (1899–1902)
Minister of Marine and Fisheries (1902)
Minister of Public Works (1902–1905) Portfolio Chief Government Whip (1896–1900)
Whip of the Liberal Party (1896–1900) | ||
James Sutherland, (July 17, 1849 – May 3, 1905) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Ancaster Township, Canada West, he was a merchant before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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.
He died in office at the age of 55.
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