James Sutherland (Canadian politician)

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The Hon. James Sutherland


Member of the Canadian Parliament for Oxford North
In office 1880–1905
Preceded by	Thomas Oliver
Succeeded by	George Smith
Personal details
Born	(1849-07-17)July 17, 1849 Ancaster Township, Canada West
Died	May 3, 1905(1905-05-03) (aged 55)
Political party	Liberal
Cabinet	Minister Without Portfolio (1899–1902) Minister of Marine and Fisheries (1902) Minister of Public Works (1902–1905)
Portfolio	Chief Government Whip (1896–1900) Whip of the Liberal Party (1896–1900)

James Sutherland, PC (July 17, 1849 – May 3, 1905) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Ancaster Township, Canada West, he was a merchant before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Oxford North in an 1880 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1882, 1887, 1891, 1896, 1900, and 1904. From 1896 to 1900, he was the Chief Government Whip. He subsequently joined the Cabinet of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and was successively Minister without Portfolio, Minister of Marine and Fisheries, and Minister of Public Works.

He died in office at the age of 55.

References

James Sutherland (Canadian politician) – Parliament of Canada biography

Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans

Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1867–1930)¹	Mitchell Smith Pope McLelan Foster Tupper Costigan Davies Sutherland Préfontaine Laurier (acting) Brodeur Lemieux Hazen Ballantyne Lapointe Cardin Black (acting) Patenaude (acting) Cardin (acting)

Ministers of Marine (1930–36)²	Cardin Duranleau Gendron Howe

Ministers of Fisheries (1930–69)	Macmillan Rhodes Duranleau (acting) Stirling (acting) Ernst Michaud Bertrand Bridges Bertrand (acting) Gregg MacKinnon Mayhew Sinclair MacLean Robichaud Davis

Minister of Fisheries and Forestry (1969–71)	Davis

Ministers of the Environment (1971–76)³	Davis Sauvé R. LeBlanc (acting) Marchand R. LeBlanc

Ministers of State (Fisheries) (1974–76)	R. LeBlanc

Minister of Fisheries and the Environment (1976–79)	R. LeBlanc

Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979–2015)	R. LeBlanc McGrath R. LeBlanc de Bané Breau Fraser Nielsen Siddon Valcourt Crosbie Reid Tobin Dingwall (acting) Mifflin Anderson Dhaliwal Thibault Regan Hearn Shea Ashfield Shea

Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2015–)	Tootoo D. LeBlanc

¹The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930 ²The offices of Minister of Marine and Minister of Railways and Canals were abolished and the office of Minister of Transport was created in 1936 ³From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries.

Ministers of Public Works

Ministers of Public Works (1867–1996)	McDougall Langevin Mackenzie Tupper Langevin Smith Ouimet Desjardins Tarte Sutherland Hyman Pugsley Monk Rogers Ballantyne Carvell Reid (acting) Sifton Reid (acting) McCurdy Bostock King Perley Ryckman Elliott Stewart P. Cardin Michaud (acting) Fournier Harris (acting) Winters Green Walker Green (acting) Fulton Deschatelets L. Cardin McIlraith Laing Dubé Drury Buchanan Ouellet Nielsen Cosgrove LeBlanc Lapointe La Salle McInnes Jelinek (acting) MacKay Dick Dingwall Marleau¹

Minister of Public Works and Government Services (1996–2015)	Marleau Gagliano Boudria Goodale Owen Brison Fortier Paradis Ambrose Finley

Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2015–present)	Foote

¹As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the Minister of Supply and Services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 12, 1995.

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