Keith Sutton (politician)
Australian politician
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Patrick Keith Sutton (12 February 1896 – 6 April 1973) was an Australian politician.
Sutton was born at Portland to farmer John Patrick Sutton and Julia Minogue.[1] Educated locally, he was a local journalist and was secretary of the Albert Park branch of the Labor Party from 1938. He married Mary Lucy McIntosh around 1924; they had two sons. From 1939 to 1952 he served on South Melbourne City Council (mayor 1943–44).[1]
On 13 May 1950 Sutton was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Albert Park.[2] He was elected Speaker in 1952 but lost the position when Labor lost government in 1955.[2] He remained on the backbenches of parliament until 1970, when he retired. Sutton died at Middle Park in 1973.[2]