John Bligh Suttor (1809 – 27 May 1886) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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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

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for East Macquarie in 1867, a seat previously held by his brother

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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 Wyagdon near Bathurst in 1886. His nephew William Junior was later elected as the member for East Macquarie before being appointed to the Legislative Council. His grandson

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served as an appointed member of the Legislative Council from 1921 until 1934.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suttor, John Bligh 1809 births 1886 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 19th-century Australian politicians