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Fred Sutton
Frederick Sutton (1836 – 26 January 1906) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand and an early settler, storekeeper and farmer in the area. He represented the Napier electorate from an 1877 by-election to 1881, and then the Hawkes Bay electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he was defeated. He died in Napier on 26 January 1906 aged 69 years, leaving a widow, one son and five or six daughters.
Article summary
Frederick Sutton (1836 – 26 January 1906) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand and an early settler, storekeeper and farmer in the area. He represented the Napier electorate from an 1877 by-election to 1881, and then the Hawkes Bay electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he was defeated. He died in Napier on 26 January 1906 aged 69 years, leaving a widow, one son and five or six daughters.
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- date of death: 1906-01-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of death is "1906-01-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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