Angus Sutherland
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Angus Sutherland CB
(1848-16 January 1922) was a Scottish Liberal
politician.
The son of William Sutherland, of Helmsdale
, Sutherland, he was educated at the parish school, Edinburgh Training College, and Glasgow University.
He was unsuccessful Parliamentary candidate for Sutherland
in 1885 and sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for that constituency from 1886 until 1896, He was a Member of Royal Commission
on Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland, a Member of Congested Districts Board for Scotland
and a Member of Royal Commission on Congestion in Ireland.
He was appointed a Companion of the Bath
in 1907.
Order of the Bath
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(1848-16 January 1922) was a Scottish Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
The son of William Sutherland, of Helmsdale
Helmsdale
Helmsdale is a village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The modern village was planned in 1814 to resettle communities that had been removed from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances....
, Sutherland, he was educated at the parish school, Edinburgh Training College, and Glasgow University.
He was unsuccessful Parliamentary candidate for Sutherland
Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)
Sutherland was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It represented essentially the traditional county of Sutherland, electing one Member of Parliament...
in 1885 and sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for that constituency from 1886 until 1896, He was a Member of Royal Commission
Royal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
on Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Chairman of the Fishery Board for Scotland, a Member of Congested Districts Board for Scotland
Congested Districts Board (Scotland)
The Congested Districts Board was set up by the Congested Districts Act, 1897 for the purpose of administering the sums made available by the government for the improvement of congested districts in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland....
and a Member of Royal Commission on Congestion in Ireland.
He was appointed a Companion of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
in 1907.