William Charles Sutherland
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William Charles Sutherland (June 7, 1865 – March 2, 1940) was the second Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1908–1912), i.e., the presiding officer of the legislature.[1] Sutherland was a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly who was first elected in the first general election on December 13, 1905, to the first legislature of the newly formed Province of Saskatchewan.[2]
Sutherland represented the electoral district of Saskatoon, and served with Premier Walter Scott. He was re-elected in the 1908 and 1912 elections to represent Saskatoon County. On May 23, 1906, Sutherland introduced a resolution to move the capital of the province from Regina to Saskatoon, but the motion was defeated by a vote of 21–2 in the legislature.[3] He died on March 2, 1940.[4][5]
Saskatoon Club
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A Legacy Honored, A Life Remembered
- On the 30th day of August, 1909 Sutherland, Saskatchewan[8] was officiated a village incorporated under the namesake of William Charles Sutherland.[9] This, in honor of the Sutherland's pioneering political role of service as community councilman in 1906, during the early phases of the neighbourhood formation.[10]
- He was an area rancher who later farmed, and practised law in the Saskatoon area. Jno Henry, Charles Willoughby, Wm Richardson, Wm Chas Sutherland, Frederick Engen, and Albert Herman Hanson owned the land at Section 29 Township 36 Ramge 5 West of the Third Meridian.[11]
- According to the City of Saskatoon archives, William Charles Sutherland "helped to secure the University of Saskatchewan for Saskatoon."[12]
External links
- Government Relations | Office of Protocol and Honours
- SASKATCHEWAN SPEAKERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
- SASKATCHEWAN MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATURES *
- Saskatchewan's Top News Stories: Politics Liberals Carry Saskatchewan--Scott Government Sustained But *[http://saskliberal.ca/ Saskatchewan Liberals
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