Richard Sutton (ca 1815 – July 12, 1870) was an Irish-born political figure in

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. He represented Westmorland County in the

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from 1854 to 1861 and 1865 to 1870. He was born in Sutton,

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and came to New Brunswick in 1829 to join his brother John. He married Mary Lowes in 1848. He served as deputy treasurer for the town of

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, a justice of the peace and judge in the Court of Common Pleas. Sutton served in the province's Executive Council as Surveyor General from 1867 to 1869.

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The Irish In Early New Brunswick, Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick
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