Andrew Sinclair Sutherland (13 September 1882 – 2 May 1961) was a

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politician of the National Party.

Biography

Sutherland was born in 1882 in

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. He was a member of the 9th New Zealand contingent (1902) to the

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. He contested the in the electorate against the incumbent,

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's Lee Martin, but was unsuccessful. He represented the

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electorate from a , caused by the death of

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, to 1954, when he retired. He was senior whip from 1950 to 1954. In the 1955 Queen's Birthday Honours, Sutherland was appointed a

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, for public services.

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* * 1882 births 1961 deaths New Zealand National Party MPs New Zealand military personnel of the Second Boer War Unsuccessful candidates in the 1938 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Auckland Harbour Board members People from Palmerston, New Zealand {{NewZealand-mil-bio-stub