Bill Sutton

New Zealand politician (1944–2025)
Person human Q4911068
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Bill Sutton

Summary

Bill Sutton is a human[1]. He was born in Reading[2]. He was born on +1944-08-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Napier[4]. He died on +2025-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bill Sutton's place of birth was Reading[2].
  • Bill Sutton passed away in Napier[4].
  • Bill Sutton was born on +1944-08-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Sutton died on +2025-12-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bill Sutton held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • Bill Sutton worked as a politician[6].
  • Bill Sutton held the position of Member of the New Zealand Parliament[9].
  • Among Bill Sutton's employers was Department of Scientific and Industrial Research[10].
  • Bill Sutton was educated at Timaru Boys' High School[11].
  • Bill Sutton's education included a stint at Massey University[12].
  • Bill Sutton's education included a stint at University of Otago[13].
  • Bill Sutton's doctoral advisor was George Petersen[14].
  • Bill Sutton is recorded as male[15].
  • Bill Sutton's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Bill Sutton was affiliated with the New Zealand Labour Party[17].
  • Bill Sutton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000418540718[18].
  • Bill Sutton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305236814[19].
  • Bill Sutton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2013089077[20].
  • Bill Sutton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d5v5g[21].
  • Bill Sutton's family name is recorded as Sutton[22].
  • Bill Sutton's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • Bill Sutton's given name is recorded as David[24].
  • Bill Sutton's academic thesis is recorded as The structure of the bacterophage alpha DNA molecule[25].
  • Bill Sutton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Bill Sutton's birth name is recorded as William David Sutton[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Sutton was born in Reading[2]. He was born on +1944-08-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Timaru Boys' High School[11], a high school[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1880[30]; Massey University[12], a university[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 1927[33]; and University of Otago[13], a public university[34], in New Zealand[35], founded in 1869[36], headquartered in Dunedin[37]. Bill Sutton's doctoral advisor was George Petersen[14].

Career and Affiliations

Bill Sutton worked as a politician[6]. He was employed by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research[10]. He held the position of Member of the New Zealand Parliament[9].

Personal Life

Bill Sutton was affiliated with the New Zealand Labour Party[17].

Death and Burial

Bill Sutton died on +2025-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Napier[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Sutton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Bill Sutton born?

Born in Reading[2], Bill Sutton…

Where did Bill Sutton die?

Bill Sutton died in Napier[4].

What did Bill Sutton do for work?

Bill Sutton worked as politician[6].

Where did Bill Sutton go to school?

Bill Sutton was educated at Timaru Boys' High School[11], Massey University[12], and University of Otago[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . notices.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved . notices.nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . notices.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved . notices.nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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