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Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet (16 September 1854 – 26 February 1932) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School and the University of Glasgow.[1]
Rutherford was Member of Parliament (MP) for Darwen in Lancashire from 1895 to January 1910[2] and from December 1910 to 1922.
Rutherford held a commission in the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry, where he was appointed a major on 27 August 1898,[3] and received the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel on 25 October 1902.[4]
He was made a baronet on 27 January 1916.
A thoroughbred racehorse owner, his best horse was Solario, a winner of the St Leger Stakes and Ascot Gold Cup.[1]
- ^ a b Profile: Rutherford, John (Sir) (1854–1932); by the National Horseracing Museum
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "No. 27491". The London Gazette. 4 November 1902. p. 7016.