Frederick Sutton (1836 – 26 January 1906) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the

Hawke's Bay Region Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region is ...

of New Zealand and an early settler, storekeeper and farmer in the area. He represented the Napier electorate from an

1877 by-election Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great ...

to 1881, and then the

Hawkes Bay Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region is ...

electorate from 1881 to

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, when he was defeated. He died in Napier on 26 January 1906 aged 69 years, leaving a widow, one son and five or six daughters.

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1836 births 1906 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Unsuccessful candidates in the 1887 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1884 New Zealand general election New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-politician-stub