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Dr. George W. Sutton, a self-made man, and one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Pulaski County, was born in Sampson County, N. C., in 1831, and is a son of Edmond and Polly (Craddock) Sutton, natives of the same county, where they resided until George was about eight years old, and then moved to the State of Louisiana, where the mother died. After a three years’ residence in that State, Mr. Sutton returned to North Carolina with his son, and remained there until his death in 1863. The father of Edmond Sutton was also a native of North Carolina, and was named Thomas Sutton. He served with six other brothers in the War of the Revolution, and afterward died in the State of Louisiana. His father emigrated from Scotland to America when very young, and Dr. Sutton’s grandfather, Thomas Craddock, was born in North Carolina, where he was a very prominent farmer. Dr. Sutton first commenced the study of medicine in Arkansas, when there was no physician in his section of the country, and seeing the necessity of there being one, he applied himself to that profession with so much diligence and zeal, that, after graduating, he became the leading physician, as well as one of the earliest in Pulaski County; he has lived in the neighborhood of his present residence thirty-three years, and has been practicing medicine for over twenty years. He served about three years in the Confederate army, belonging to Company B, Thirtieth Arkansas Infantry. After the fall of Corinth, he was granted a furlough and returned home; but inactivity was the bane of his existence, and he was soon in the ranks again, this time becoming a member of Col. Newton’s regiment of cavalry, in which he served until the surrender at Rockport. The Doctor has always been one of the most enterprising citizens of which Pulaski could boast. He takes a deep interest in educational matters as well as all affairs that in his judgment will improve and advance that county. He was formerly a Whig, but since the war has always voted the Democratic ticket, and is a strong supporter of that party. Dr. Sutton has been a member of the A. F. & A. M. for over twelve years, belonging to Mary Williams Lodge No. 307, and with his wife has been attending the Missionary Baptist Church for about twenty-five years.