William Charles Sutherland

William Charles Sutherland
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
December 10, 1908 – June 15, 1912
Preceded byThomas MacNutt
Succeeded byJohn Albert Sheppard
Personal details
Born(1865-06-07)June 7, 1865
DiedMarch 2, 1940(1940-03-02) (aged 74)
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionRancher, Farmer, Lawyer
CabinetSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
PortfolioMember of the Legislative Assembly

William Charles Sutherland (June 7, 1865 – March 2, 1940) was the second Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1908–1912), i.e., the presiding officer of the legislature.[1] Sutherland was a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly who was first elected in the first general election on December 13, 1905, to the first legislature of the newly formed Province of Saskatchewan.[2]

Sutherland represented the electoral district of Saskatoon, and served with Premier Walter Scott. He was re-elected in the 1908 and 1912 elections to represent Saskatoon County. On May 23, 1906, Sutherland introduced a resolution to move the capital of the province from Regina to Saskatoon, but the motion was defeated by a vote of 21–2 in the legislature.[3] He died on March 2, 1940.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time". Who's Who in Canada (v. 6-7). International Press Limited. 1914. ISSN 0083-9450. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  2. ^ "SUTHERLAND, WILLIAM CHARLES". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
  3. ^ Thomas Walter Scott
  4. ^ Ian (2015-02-18). "Sutherland, William Charles (1904-1906)" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)