John Sutton

Who was John Sutton?

John Sutton was an English geologist.

Born into the family which originated Suttons Seeds, John's father was an engineer credited with inventing the motor lawn-mower, among other things, and his mother was a teacher of classics. In 1937 he began a general science degree at Imperial College, graduating in geology in 1941 for war service in the army.

From 1946-1949 he undertook research on the Lewisian Gneiss of N.W.Scotland with fellow student Janet Watson.

He was Dean of the Royal School of Mines; member of the BAS Scientific Advisory Committee; member of NERC; Chairman, British National Committee on Antarctic Research, from 1979.

He is commemorated by the Sutton Heights in Antarctica.