Background
Sutton, William Henry was born on September 11, 1835 in Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Review Henry and Anne (Craig) Sutton.
Sutton, William Henry was born on September 11, 1835 in Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Review Henry and Anne (Craig) Sutton.
Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, Connecticut, 1857, Master of Arts, 1860. Studied law, Albany Law School, 1860-1861, and with Honorary William M. Meredith, Philadelphia, 1861-1863. Doctor of Laws, Southern Temperance University, 1900.
Doctor of Civil Law, Dickinson College, 1908.
Anthony Wayne’s regiment). Teacher in Asylum for the Deaf Mutes, Hartford, Connecticut, 1857-1860. Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1863, in practice in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and surrounding country, since 1863.
Auditor and member School Board, Lower Merion, 1880-1883.
Member Pennsylvania State Senate, 1882-1886.
Member Mechanical Engineering Social Union of Philadelphia, Public Education Association, American Academy Political and Social Science.
Married Hannah C. Anderson, June 25, 1872 (direct descendant of Major Patrick Anderson, who was with Colonel.