Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, Jr.

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr. (March 31, 1859 – January 5, 1901) was an American socialite and sportsman from New York City known for breeding Fox Terrier dogs. He was also a member of the Stuyvesant family.

Early life Rutherford was born on March 31, 1859, in New York City. He was sixth of seven children born to Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816–1892), a prominent astronomer, and Margaret Chanler Stuyvesant (1820–1890) of the Stuyvesant family. Louisa Morris Rutherfurd (1855–1892), Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd (1853-1916), who was married to Henry White, and Winthrop Rutherfurd (1862–1944), best known for his romance with Consuelo Vanderbilt and his marriage to Lucy Mercer, mistress to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

His paternal grandparents were Robert Walter Rutherfurd (1788–1852) and Sabina Morris (1789–1857) of Morrisania. He was a great-grandson of U.S. Senator John Rutherfurd and 2x great-grandson of Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rutherfurd was a descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch Director-General of New Netherland before it became New York, as well as John Winthrop, the first Governor of Massachusetts. a 2x great-grandson of Peter Stuyvesant and Helena Rutherfurd Stuyvesant. Through his mother, Rutherfurd was a nephew of Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (1824–1904) and John Winthrop Chanler (1826–1877).

Society life Rutherfurd was a prominent social figure and known for his appreciation of sports, holding the championship of the Racquet Club for several years and widely known by automobilists. Together, they owned the famous Rutherfurd Kennels in Allamuchy Township, New Jersey. and a daughter-in-law of banker Samuel Stevens Sands. Her own parents were banker Oliver Harriman (1829–1904) and Laura (née Low) Harriman (1834–1901). Anne's brothers were Oliver Harriman Jr., J. Borden Harriman, and Herbert M. Harriman, and the siblings were first cousins was E. H. Harriman.

Barbara Cairncross Rutherfurd (1895–1939), who married Cyril Hatch, son of Charles Henry Hatch, in 1916. They had once child, Rutherfurd L. Hatch (d. 1947), before divorcing in 1920. In 1924, she married Winfield Jesse Nicholls, a fellow follower of Oom the Omnipotent. After having two children, Guy Winfield Nicholls and Margaret Mary Nicholls, Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd (1891–1976), who first married Ogden Livingston Mills (1884–1937), Secretary of the Treasury. They divorced in 1919. In 1922, she married Sir Paul Henry Dukes (1889–1967). They divorced in 1929 and, later that same year, she married Prince Charles Michel Joachim Napoléon (1892–1973), son of Joachim, 5th Prince Murat. They also divorced and in 1939, she married Frederick Leybourne Sprague.

Rutherfurd died on January 5, 1901, at Davos Platz in Graubünden, Switzerland. They remained married until his 1920 death. Anne died on April 20, 1940.