Keith Sutton (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Portland, Victoria, Australia
About Keith Sutton (politician)
- Patrick Keith Sutton (12 February 1896 – 6 April 1973) was an Australian politician. He was born at Portland to farmer John Patrick Sutton and Julia Minogue.
- Educated locally, he was a local journalist and was secretary of the Albert Park branch of the Labor Party from 1938.
- He married Mary Lucy McIntosh around 1924; they had two sons.
- From 1939 to 1952 he served on South Melbourne City Council (mayor 1943–44).
- In 1950 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Albert Park.
- He was elected Speaker in 1952 but lost the position when Labor lost government in 1955.
- He remained on the backbenches of parliament until 1970, when he retired.
- Sutton died at Middle Park in 1973.
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