Keith Sutton (politician)

Patrick Keith Sutton (12 February 1896 6 April 1973) was an Australian politician.

He was born at Portland to farmer John Patrick Sutton and Julia Minogue. 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 194344). In 1950 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Albert Park. He was elected Speaker in 1952 but lost the position when Labor lost government in 1955. He remained on the backbenches of parliament until 1970, when he retired. Sutton died at Middle Park in 1973.[1]

References

  1. Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Sutton, (Patrick) Keith". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Sir Archie Michaelis
Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
19521955
Succeeded by
William McDonald
Preceded by
Roy Schilling
Member for Albert Park
19501970
Succeeded by
Val Doube
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