James Miller Sutherland

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

| constituency = 1st Queens

| legislature = Prince Edward Island

| termend = 1891

| termstart = 1887

| party = Liberal

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1853|06|30}}

| birth_place = Park Corner, Prince Edward Island, British North America

| death_date = {{Death year and age|1921|1853}}

| alma_mater = Prince of Wales College

| occupation = Attorney, politician

}}

James Miller Sutherland (June 30, 1853 – 1921){{cite book|title=Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs|last=Weeks|first=Blair|publisher=Acorn Press|year=2002|isbn=1-894838-01-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mindinghousebiog0000week}} was a lawyer and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1887 to 1891 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Park Corner, Prince Edward Island, the son of John S. Sutherland, a Scottish immigrant. Sutherland was educated at Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown, was called to the bar in 1877 and set up practice in Charlottetown. He married Isabella Henderson. He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1891.