John Bligh Suttor
John Bligh Suttor (1809 – 27 May 1886) was an Australian politician.[1]
He was born at Baulkham Hills to settler George Suttor and Sarah Dobinson. John Suttor was a pastoralist. On 16 September 1845 he married Julia Bowler, with whom he had ten children.
Suttor was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Macquarie in 1867, a seat previously held by his brother William.[2] John served until his retirement in 1872. In 1882 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he remained until his death at near Bathurst in 1886.[1]
His nephew William Junior was later elected as the member for East Macquarie before being appointed to the Legislative Council.[3] His grandson John served as an appointed member of the Legislative Council from 1921 until 1934.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mr John Bligh Suttor [1] (1809–1886)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Teale, Ruth (1976). "Suttor, William Henry (1834–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 19 April 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
"Mr William Henry Suttor (Senior) (1805–1877)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019. - ^ "Mr William Henry Suttor (Junior) (1834–1905)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr John Bligh Suttor [2] (1883–1960)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- 1809 births
- 1886 deaths
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- 19th-century Australian politicians