About John Rutherfoord
Lived 1861 – 1942 (aged 81). John Rutherfoord was an American politician.
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.
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Who was John Rutherfoord?
American lawyer and politician
When was John Rutherfoord born?
John Rutherfoord was born on 31 January 1861 in Rock Castle.
When did John Rutherfoord die?
John Rutherfoord died on 6 November 1942 in Washington, D.C..
What was John Rutherfoord's occupation?
John Rutherfoord was a politician.
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John Rutherfoord was American.
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· DBpedia: John Rutherfoord (judge)
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