Family and Education
Sutherland was born in Glasgow, the son of Alan Sutherland. He was educated at The High School of Glasgow and at Glasgow University where he gained an MA degree. On 27 August 1921 he married Annie Christine Fountain, CBE of Birthwaite Hall, near Barnsley. The wedding was attended by Prime Minister David Lloyd George and Mrs Lloyd George. His wife died in 1949. His uncle, Angus Sutherland was Liberal MP for Sutherland from 1886-1894.
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