George Sutherland

George Sutherland (born March 25, 1862, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died July 18, 1942, Stockbridge, Mass., U.S.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1922–38). Sutherland’s family immigrated to the United States—to Utah—when he was an infant. He was later educated at Brigham Young Academy and the University of Michigan. Sutherland was admitted to the bar in 1883 and opened a practice in Provo, Utah, where he quickly became involved in politics and...