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'''Roderick Dhu Sutherland''' (April 27, 1862 – October 18, 1915) was a [[Nebraska]] [[Populist Party (United States)|Populist]] [[politician]].

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Sutherland was born in [[Scotch Grove, Iowa]] and attended [[Amity College]], [[College Springs, Iowa]]. He taught school and studied law, being admitted to the [[bar (law)|bar]] in 1888. He set up practice in [[Nelson, Nebraska]], becoming the prosecuting attorney of [[Nuckolls County, Nebraska|Nuckolls County]] 1890 until 1896.

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'''Roderick Dhu Sutherland''' (April 27, 1862 – October 18, 1915) was aan [[Nebraska]]American [[PopulistPeople's Party (United States)|Populist Party]] [[politician]].

Sutherland served as the chairman of the Populist state convention in Nebraska in 1899. He then was appointed by governor [[William A. Poynter]] as a delegate to the trust conference held in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] in September 1899. He was elected as a Populist to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901), but failed at being reelected to the Fifty-seventh Congress in November 1900. He was a delegate to the Populist National Convention and a delegate to the [[1900 Democratic National Convention]] and the [[1908 Democratic National Convention]].

Sutherland was born in [[Scotch Grove, Iowa]], and attended [[Amity College (Iowa)|Amity College]], in [[College Springs, Iowa]]. He taught school and studied law, being admitted to the [[bar (law)|bar]] in 1888. He set up practice in [[Nelson, Nebraska]], becoming the prosecuting attorney of [[Nuckolls County, Nebraska|Nuckolls County]] 1890 until 1896.

Sutherland served as the chairman of the Populist state convention in Nebraska in 1899. He then was appointed by governor [[William A. Poynter]] as a delegate to the trust conference held in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] in September 1899. He was elected as a Populist to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897- – March 3, 1901), but failed at being reelected to the Fifty-seventh Congress in November 1900. He was a delegate to the Populist National Convention and a delegate to the [[1900 Democratic National Convention]] and the [[1908 Democratic National Convention]].

After his Congressional service, Sutherland resumed practice of law in Nelson, and died in [[Kansas City, Kansas]], in 1915. His remains were interred in Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Nebraska.

He was married to Ana Marie Laramor.

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# {{cite web | titlewebsite= [[The Political Graveyard]] | worktitle=Sutherland, Roderick Dhu | url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#R9M0JEHUS| accessdate|access-date=January 15, 2006 }}

# {{cite web | titlework=[[Biographical CongressionalDirectory Bioguide|of workthe United States Congress]] |title=Sutherland, Roderick Dhu | url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001085| accessdate|access-date=January 15, 2006 }}

After his Congressional service, Sutherland resumed practice of law in Nelson, and died in [[Kansas City, Kansas]]in 1915. His remains were interred in Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Nebraska.

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# {{cite web | title= The Political Graveyard | work=Sutherland, Roderick Dhu | url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#R9M0JEHUS| accessdate=January 15, 2006 }}

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