David Russell Sutton
Canadian politician
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David Russell Sutton (November 2, 1895 – February 13, 1970) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1945 to 1953. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
George Arthur Boggs
David Russell Sutton | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Kings County | |
| In office 1945–1953 | |
| Preceded by | John A. McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Edward Haliburton George Arthur Boggs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1895 |
| Died | February 13, 1970 (aged 74) |
| Party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Occupation | farmer, fruit grower |
Born in 1895 at Somerville, Massachusetts, Sutton's family moved to Canada in 1896.[2] He was educated at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, and was a farmer and fruit grower in Kings County, Nova Scotia.[2] He married Lulu Marguerite Morine in 1919.[2] Sutton was a municipal councillor in Kings County, and served as president of the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Association.[2]
Sutton entered provincial politics in the 1945 election, winning the Kings County riding.[3] He was re-elected in the now dual-member Kings County riding in 1949, serving with Liberal William Harvey Pipe.[4] In the 1953 election, both Sutton and Pipe were defeated by Progressive Conservatives Edward Haliburton, and George Arthur Boggs.[5] Sutton died on February 13, 1970.[2]