Background
Sutherland was the son of Robert Sutherland of Aberdeen.
蘇石蘭
banker entrepreneur politician
Sutherland was the son of Robert Sutherland of Aberdeen.
University of Aberdeen.
Educated at Aberdeen University, he got his start clerking in the London office of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Soon after, P&O promoted Sutherland to superintendent, assigning him to Hong Kong to manage the firm"s Asian operation. In 1863 he became the first chairman of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock.
In order to help finance the burgeoning trade between China and Europe, and explore the potential for China--United States trade, Sutherland established The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1865 and became its first vice-chairman.
In 1872 he was appointed Managing Director of P & O.
A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1885, but when the Liberals split over Irish Home Rule he joined the breakaway Liberal Unionist Party. He was re-elected as a Liberal Unionist in 1886, but lost the seat at the 1892 general election.
However, he was reinstated when his opponent was unseated on petition, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1900 general election. Sutherland died in London in 1922.
The Sutherland Street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong was named after him.
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He was appointed member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1865 to 1866. In November 1884, Sutherland was elected at a by-election as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Greenock.