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Donald Matheson Sutherland

Donald Matheson Sutherland, Canadian physician and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 1970)

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Born
December 3, 1879
Died
June 4, 1970
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1879

About Donald Matheson Sutherland

Donald Matheson Sutherland, Canadian physician and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 1970) Sutherland returned to Parliament as a result of the 1930 general election which was won by the Conservatives under R. By 1921, he had changed allegiances to the Conservatives and, in the 1925 general election, won the seat of Oxford North and became a Tory Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada. He appointed Sutherland as Minister of Pensions and National Health.

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Donald Matheson Sutherland timeline

  1. By 1921, he had changed allegiances to the Conservatives and, in the 1925 general election, won the seat of Oxford North and became a Tory Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada.
  2. Sutherland returned to Parliament as a result of the 1930 general election which was won by the Conservatives under R.

The world when Donald Matheson Sutherland was born

Donald Matheson Sutherland was born in 1879. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineThomas Edison demonstrates practical incandescent light bulb
  • Technology milestoneEdison's light bulb — practical electric lighting
  • Notable inventionSaccharin (artificial sweetener) discovered
  • World population~1.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population45.9M

1879 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Donald Matheson Sutherland's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18792026
Population45.9M341 million

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