Editing John Sutter (section)

{{Short description|Swiss pioneer of California}}
{{For|his son|John Augustus Sutter Jr.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}} 
{{Infobox person
| name               = John Sutter
| image              = John A. Sutter Oval Crop Edit Desat.png
| caption            = Sutter {{circa}} 1850
| birth_name         = Johann August Sutter
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1803|02|23}}
| birth_place        = [[Kandern]], [[Margraviate of Baden]], [[Holy Roman Empire]]
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1880|06|18|1803|02|15}}
| death_place        = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| resting_place      = Moravian Cemetery<br />[[Lititz, Pennsylvania]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|Annette Dubeld|1826}}
| children           = 5, including [[John Augustus Sutter Jr.]]
| education          = 
| citizenship        = [[Switzerland|Swiss]]<br>[[Mexico|Mexican]]<br>[[United States|American]]
| occupation         = Pioneer, businessman, landowner
| known_for          = Founder of [[Sutter's Fort]]
}}

'''John Augustus Sutter''' (February 23, 1803 – June 18, 1880), born '''Johann August Sutter''' and known in Spanish as '''Don Juan Sutter''',<ref>[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa&cc=moa&sid=95e3f6e828e116b80d4cccd93c806bc1&view=text&rgn=main&idno=AJC3556.0001.001 University of Michigan – Supreme court of the United States. No. 135. The United States, appellants, vs. John A. Sutter. Appeal from the District court U.S. for the Northern district of California.]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=YiIz6UACeDIC&dq=%22don+juan+sutter%22&pg=PA62 The Sutter Family and the Origins of Gold-Rush Sacramento]</ref> was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] immigrant who became a Mexican and later an American citizen, known for establishing [[Sutter's Fort]] in the area that would eventually become [[Sacramento, California]], the state's capital. His employee [[James W. Marshall]] discovered [[gold]], leading to the founding of the mill-making team at [[Sutter's Mill]]. Sutter, however, saw his own business ventures fail during the [[California Gold Rush]], though those of his elder son, [[John Augustus Sutter Jr.]], were more successful.<ref name="jrbio">Sutter, John A. Jr. & Ottley, Allan R. (Ed.). ''Statement: Regarding Early California Experiences''. [[Sacramento Book Collectors Club]]. 1943.</ref>