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]

David Russell Sutton
MLA for Kings County
In office
1945–1953
Preceded byJohn A. McDonald
Succeeded byEdward Haliburton
George Arthur Boggs
Personal details
Born(1895-11-02)November 2, 1895
Somerville, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 13, 1970(1970-02-13) (aged 74)
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupationfarmer, 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral History for Kings County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 212. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. ^ "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  5. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 47. Retrieved 2015-05-07.