Jeweler.
Born at Barrie, Ontario on 26 September 1882, son of Thomas Johnston Sutherland (1846-1899) and Matilda Helen “Tillie” Kerr (?-?), he apprenticed for two years in a local jewelry store then spent six years working in a jewelry store at Toronto, Ontario. He then moved to Brandon where he took a job in the jewelry store of Joseph Frederick Higginbotham, located at 904 Rosser Avenue. Six years later, he took over the business.
On 1 January 1913, he married Minnie Caroline Powers (1890-1970) of St. Catharines, Ontario and they had a son, Thomas Powers Sutherland (1913-1974). He was a member of the Canadian Order of Orangement, Knights of Pythias, Brandon Gun Club, Brandon Commercial Club, and the Presbyterian Church.
He died on 18 September 1949 and was buried in the Lakewood Cemetery at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
John B. Sutherland, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 July 2024
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