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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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|state = [[Nebraska]]

|district = {{ushr|Nebraska|5|5th}}

|term_start = March 4, 1897

|term_end = March 4, 1901

|predecessor = [[William E. Andrews]]

|successor = [[Ashton C. Shallenberger]]

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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1862|4|27}}

|birth_place = [[Scotch Grove, Iowa]]

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1915|10|18|1862|4|27}}

|death_place = [[Kansas City, Kansas]]

|party = [[People's Party (United States)|Populist]]

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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 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.

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.

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 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.

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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