SUTTON, FREDERICK (1836-1906) was born in Cambridgeshire and educated at Royston school. Coming to Hawkes Bay in 1857, he entered into business in Napier, and a few years later became interested in land on the Heretaunga plains. In 1867 he was elected to the Provincial Council for Napier Town, which he represented till 1875. For the last few months of the provincial period he was the representative of Napier City East. He was a member of the first Napier harbour board (1875). On the death of McLean he won the Napier seat in Parliament, holding it until 1881, and then defeating Sir William Russell for the Hawkes Bay seat, which he held 1881-84. He was chairman of the Hawkes Bay county council (1877-79) and a member of the education board. Sutton died on 26 Jan 1906.

Cycl. N.Z., vi; Daily Telegraph, 16 Oct 1925; Hawkes Bay Herald, 27 Jan 1906. Portrait: Parliament House.

Reference: Volume 2, page 178

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