Kenneth F. Sutherland

Kenneth F. Sutherland was an American politician from New [York (state)|New York].

Life

He was the Democratic [Party (United States)|Democratic] leader of Coney Island from 1917 until his death in 1954.
Sutherland was a member of the New York State Assembly in 141st [New York State Legislature|1918]; and a member of the New York State Senate in New York State Legislature|1919] and 1920.
In 1933, he supported Joseph V. McKee for Mayor of New York City, and was removed by Mayor John P. O'Brien from his post as Assistant to the President of the New [York City Council|Board of Aldermen].
In June 1938, Sutherland was appointed as General Clerk of the New York Supreme Court in Brooklyn.
He was Chairman of the Democratic Committee">Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Committee from 1952 to 1954.
He died on November 14, 1954, at his home in Sea Gate, Brooklyn.