Jabez G. Sutherland | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Randolph Strickland |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Begole |
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| Born | (1825-10-06)October 6, 1825 |
| Died | November 20, 1902(1902-11-20) (aged 77) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Jabez Gridley Sutherland (October 6, 1825 – November 20, 1902) was a politician and judge from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Sutherland was born inVan Buren, New York. He completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848. He commenced practice inSaginaw, Michigan and served as prosecuting attorney ofSaginaw County in 1848 and 1849.
Sutherland was delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1850 and 1867 and was a member of theMichigan House of Representatives in 1853. He served as judge of the tenth circuit court of Michigan from 1863 to 1871, when he resigned to enterCongress.
Sutherland was elected as aDemocrat fromMichigan's 6th congressional district to the42nd United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1873. He was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1872.
Sutherland moved toSalt Lake City, Utah in 1873 and resumed the practice of law. He was also a member of the faculty of what is now theUniversity of Utah in 1889 and president of the Territorial Bar Association in 1894 and 1895. In 1891 he published the influential legal treatise "Statutes and Statutory Construction," which remains an influential guide for how statutes should be interpreted.[1] He moved to California in 1897.
Sutherland died inBerkeley, California and is interred inMount Olivet Cemetery in Salt Lake City.
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