Sutherland, George, 1862-1942
Biography
George Sutherland (1862-1942) was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
George Sutherland was born on March 25, 1862, in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England to Alexander George Sutherland and Frances Eliza Slater. He was the oldest of six children. After being converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Sutherland family immigrated to Utah in the summer of 1863. George started working at an early age to help the family financially. He was a clerk in a clothing store and an agent of the Wells Fargo Company. In 1879, he began attending Brigham Young Academy where he studied under Karl G. Maeser. After graduating in 1881, he worked for the Rio Grande Western Railroad for a year before moving to Michigan to attend the University of Michigan Law School. After admission to the Michigan bar, he married Rosamond Lee on June 16, 1883, in Beaver, Utah. Together they had four children. George joined his father in a law partnership in Provo, Utah which dissolved in 1886 after which George formed a new one with Samuel Thurman, future chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court. Sutherland moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1893 and the following year helped organize the Utah State Bar Association. In 1896, he was elected as a Republican to the Utah State Senate, where he served as chairman of the senate's Judiciary Committee. In 1900, Sutherland received the Republican nomination as the party's candidate for Utah's seat in the federal House of Representatives and went on to serve in the 57th Congress. In January 1905, George secured unanimous support to represent Utah on the United States Senate. While in the Senate, he introduced the Nineteenth Amendment and campaigned for its passage, helped draft the Equal Rights Amendment, and adviser of Alice Paul of the National Woman's Party. After being defeated for re-election in 1916, George resumed the private practice of law in Washington, D.C. On September 5, 1922, George was nominated to the Associate Justice seat on the Supreme Court of the United States. He retired as a justice on January 17, 1938. George died on July 18, 1942, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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FamilySearch, April 15, 2024 (George Sutherland; b. March 25, 1862, in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England to Alexander George Sutherland and Frances Eliza Slater; oldest of six children; converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; family immigrated to Utah in the summer of 1863; worked at an early age to help the family financially; clerk in a clothing store and an agent of the Wells Fargo Company; In 1879, he began attending Brigham Young Academy where he studied under Karl G. Maeser; After graduating in 1881, he worked for the Rio Grande Western Railroad for a year; moved to Michigan to attend University of Michigan Law School; admited to the Michigan bar; married Rosamond Lee on June 16, 1883, in Beaver, Utah; four children; joined his father in a law partnership in Provo, Utah which dissolved in 1886; formed a new one with Samuel Thurman, future chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court; moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1893; following year helped organize the Utah State Bar Association; In 1896, he was elected as a Republican to the Utah State Senate, where he served as chariman of the senate's Judiciary Committee; In 1900, Sutherland received the Republican nomination as the party's candidate for Utah's seat in the fedearl House of Representatives; served in the 57th Congress; In January 1905, George secured unanimous support to represent Utah on the United States Senate; introduced the Nineteenth Amendment and campaigned for its passage; helped draft the Equal Rights Amendment; and adviser of Alice Paul of the National Woman's Party; defeated for re-election in 1916; resumed the private practice of law in Washington, D.C.; On September 5, 1922, George was nominated to the Associate Justice seat on the Supreme Court of the United States; retired as a justice on January 17, 1938; d. on July 18, 1942, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts)Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Ida Smoot Dusenberry papers
Collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, newspaper clippings and mementos relating mainly to her personal and family history. Includes funeral guest register and transcript of funeral.
Edmonston photograph of George Sutherland
Karl B. Maeser Lecture recording
Lecture by Douglas F. Tobler concerning Karl G. Maeser as a man and educator at Brigham Young Academy.
List of materials by or about George Sutherland
Undated typewritten list of materials relating to George Sutherland found in the Brigham Young University Archives.
A message to the 1941 graduating class of Brigham Young University from Justice George Sutherland
This address was written by George Sutherland, but delivered by George S. Ballif. It was read as part of the commencement exercises in the Joseph Smith building, June 4, 1941.
Andrew M. Morse collection on George Sutherland
Oral history interview with Evelyn Crandall
Interview by Hollis Scott with Eva Maeser Crandall, concerning her father, Karl G. Maeser, her childhood in Provo, her memories of Brigham Young Academy, students and faculty of Brigham Young Academy. Includes transcript and sound recordings.
George Sutherland letter
Typewritten copy of a letter dated 7 Nov. 1903 and composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. The item was addressed to Chester Isaiah Long, a United States senator. Sutherland, then a member of the United States House of Representatives, endorses the election of Reed Smoot to the United States Senate. He also writes about early political parties in Provo, Utah.
George Sutherland letters received
Handwritten letters written to George Sutherland while he was a lawyer in Provo, Utah. The items deal largely with legal and business matters in various areas of Utah. Most items have been severely water damaged.
Photographs of George Sutherland
Collection includes photographs of George Sutherland, as well as his family and home. Photographs were taken by several photographers between about 1890 and 1940. Also includes some copy prints, and corresponding safety film negatives, of some of the photographs.
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