John Rutherfoord (judge)
John Rutherfoord | |
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Official portrait, 1912 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Goochland and Fluvanna | |
| In office January 10, 1912 – January 14, 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen M. Shepherd |
| Succeeded by | E. Tucker Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 31, 1861 Rock Castle, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 1942 (aged 81) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Helen Mason Beresford |
| Alma mater | University 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. The son of Delegate John Coles Rutherfoord, his grandfather and namesake, John Rutherfoord, served as Governor of Virginia from 1841 to 1842.