George Sutherland

George A. Sutherland
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office October 2, 1922 – January 17, 1938[1]
Nominated by	Warren G. Harding
Preceded by	John Hessin Clarke
Succeeded by	Stanley Forman Reed
United States Senator from Utah
In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1917
Preceded by	Thomas Kearns
Succeeded by	William King
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's at-large district
In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	William King
Succeeded by	Joseph Howell
Personal details
Born	George Alexander Sutherland (1862-03-25)March 25, 1862 Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England
Died	July 18, 1942(1942-07-18) (aged 80) Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Liberal (1883–1896) Republican (1896–1942)
Spouse	Rosamond Lee ​ (m. 1883)​
Children	3
Education	Brigham Young University (BA) University of Michigan
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George Alexander Sutherland (March 25, 1862 – July 18, 1942) was an English-born American jurist and politician. He served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court between 1922 and 1938. As a member of the Republican Party, he also represented Utah in both houses of Congress.

Born in Buckinghamshire, England, Sutherland and his family moved to the Utah Territory in the 1860s. After attending the University of Michigan Law School, Sutherland established a legal practice in Provo, Utah, and won election to the Utah State Senate. Sutherland won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1900 and to the United States Senate in 1905. In Congress, Sutherland supported several progressive policies but generally aligned with the party's conservative wing. He won re-election in 1911 but was defeated in the 1916 election by Democrat William H. King.

Sutherland made up part of the "Four Horsemen", a group of conservative justices that often voted to strike down New Deal legislation. He retired from the Supreme Court in 1938, and was succeeded by Stanley Forman Reed. Sutherland wrote the Court's majority opinion in cases such as Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., Powell v. Alabama, Carter v. Carter Coal Co., Adkins v. Children's Hospital, and U.S. v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp..