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Donald George Sutherland (1839-1895) was a lawyer and Methodist clergyman who married James Aikins' daughter, Helena Aikins.
Donald George Sutherland was born in Toronto and was educated at local schools in Hamilton and at Victoria University. After obtaining his B.A. in 1859, he began to study law in the office of Judge O'Reilly of Hamilton. He was admitted to the bar in 1862, and practised law for one year. He then gave up the legal profession to become a probationer in the Wesleyan Methodist Church. After his ordination in 1868, Sutherland held pastoral charges in several Ontario centres. He also occupied several church office, including secretary of the London Conference of 1883-4, and member of the General Conferences of 1878 and 1882-3. He continued his studies, and received an M.A. from the University of Victoria in 1869, and an LL.B. degree from the University of Toronto in 1873. He was also an ensign in the 8th Battalion of the Wentworth Regiment. In 1872 he married Helena Aikins, the daughter of James Cox Aikins. By the time of his death in 1895, he was a member of both the Board of Regents and the Senate of Victoria University.
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