John Rutherfoord (judge)

John Rutherfoord
Official portrait, 1912
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Goochland and Fluvanna
In office
January 10, 1912 – January 14, 1914
Preceded byStephen M. Shepherd
Succeeded byE. Tucker Hughes
Personal details
Born(1861-01-31)January 31, 1861
Rock Castle, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1942(1942-11-06) (aged 81)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHelen Mason Beresford
Alma materUniversity of Virginia

John Rutherfoord (January 31, 1861 – November 6, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician. A native of Goochland County, he represented it and Fluvanna for one term in the Virginia House of Delegates before being nominated to serve as a judge of Virginia's 9th Circuit Court.[1][2] The son of Delegate John Coles Rutherfoord, his grandfather and namesake, John Rutherfoord, served as Governor of Virginia from 1841 to 1842.

  1. ^ "John Rutherfoord, Ex-Jurist, Dies At 91". The New York Times. November 8, 1942. p. 51. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Services To Be Held For Judge Rutherfoord". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 7, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.