Thomas W. Sutherland | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of Wisconsin | |
| In office June 12, 1848 – 1848 | |
| Appointed by | James K. Polk |
| Preceded by | William Pitt Lynde (Wisconsin Territory) |
| Succeeded by | A. Hyatt Smith |
| United States Attorney for the Wisconsin Territory | |
| In office April 27, 1841 – 1845 | |
| Appointed by | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | Moses M. Strong |
| Succeeded by | William Pitt Lynde |
| 1st Village President of Madison, Wisconsin | |
| In office 1846–1847 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Alexander L. Collins |
| District Attorney of San Diego County | |
| In office 1851–1852 | |
| Preceded by | William C. Ferrell |
| Succeeded by | James W. Robinson |
| Alcalde of San Diego (Acting) | |
| In office March 1850 – 1850 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Gahagan |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Bean (Mayor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1817 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | February 2, 1859 (aged 41–42) Sacramento, California |
| Cause of death | Pulmonary edema |
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| Political party | Democratic |
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| Profession | lawyer, politician |
Thomas W. Sutherland (c. 1817 – February 2, 1859) was an American lawyer and pioneer settler of Wisconsin and California. He was the first Village President of Madison, Wisconsin, was United States Attorney for Wisconsin for several years in the 1840s, was a member of the first Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin, and was the last Alcalde (Mayor) of San Diego, California, prior to statehood.[1]
He was the eldest son of Joel Barlow Sutherland of Philadelphia, who had been a militia officer in the War of 1812 and served as a Member of Congress when Thomas was a child.[1]
- ^ a b Butterfield, Consul Willshire, ed. (1880). History of Dane County, Wisconsin. Western Historical Co., Chicago. pp. 435, 459, 500, 522, 678, 713. Retrieved November 16, 2019.