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Type of entity
Person
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Sutherland, J.W., 1879-1939
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Description area
Dates of existence
1866-1939
History
James William Sutherland was born on 8 August 1866, the son of William and Margaret (Grant) Sutherland. He operated the MicMac Quarry on Quarry Island, Pictou County. He supplied grindstones to A.M. Bell & Company Ltd of Halifax, Nova Scotia, as well as significant manufacturers like the Stanley Rule and Level Company of New Britain, Connecticut. He married Jennie Anderson Reid on 23 October 1889. He died on 24 October 1939; the business continued through the efforts of his son-in-law, Guy Chaldecott.