Solomon Sutherland (1762 – September 10, 1802) was an American politician from

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Life

He lived in

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. He married Tamma Thompson (1764–1790) who died shortly after the birth of their daughter Tamma (1790–1793*). He was a member of the

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(Dutchess Co.) in

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; and of the

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(Middle D.) from 1800 until his death in 1802. His son

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(ca. 1787–1845) was a justice of the

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from 1823 to 1836. *According to his will, he had a daughter named Tamma who was still living in 1802: "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28664-41326-37?cc=1920234 : accessed 8 March 2016), Dutchess > Wills 1796-1806 vol B > image 249 of 418; county courthouses, New York.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 117f, 146 and 169; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutherland, Solomon 1762 births 1802 deaths Members of the New York State Assembly New York (state) state senators People from Stanford, New York New York (state) Democratic-Republicans