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Sutton, John (1866 - 1938) |
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| Bank Manager and Ornithologist | |
| Born: 25 March 1866 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. Died: 22 November 1938. | |
| John Sutton served as Assistant Honorary Ornithologist, South Australian Museum 1923-34 and Honorary Curator in Ornithology 1934-38, spending every afternoon at the Museum and registering, cataloguing and storing about 15,000 specimens. |
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| Born Castlemaine, Victoria, 25 March 1866. Died 22 November 1938. Banker by profession; sometime Acting Manager, National Bank, Adelaide; Inspector, Melbourne till 1917; retired 1917 and returned to Adelaide, where he acted as Lecturer in Banking at the University of Adelaide; Honorary Secretary, South Australian Ornithological Association 1922-38 (the longest continually serving officer in the SAOA) and a member of the Editorial Committee for South Australian Ornithologist for 11 years. |
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