Albert G. Rutherford
Albert Rutherford | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1937 – August 10, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Dietrich |
| Succeeded by | Wilson D. Gillette |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Greig Rutherford November 20, 1864 Watford, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 10, 1941 (aged 62) Washington, DC |
| Political party | Republican |
Albert Grieg Rutherford (January 3, 1879 – August 10, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician who was elected to three terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving from 1937 until his death in 1941.
Biography
Albert G. Rutherford was born in Watford, Ontario, Canada. He immigrated to the United States in 1883 with his parents, who settled in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. He attended Blair Academy in Blairstown, NJ, and the Scranton-Lackawanna Business College. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School at Philadelphia in 1904, where he became a member of the Delta Chi fraternity.
Early career
He served as deputy prothonotary of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, from 1907 to 1914. He moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in 1918 and continued the practice of law. He enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1904, and served as a lieutenant colonel of the Second Pennsylvania Reserve Militia in 1918.
Congress
Rutherford was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, and Seventy-seventh Congresses and served until his death.
Death
Rutherford died in Washington, D.C. on August 10, 1941.
See also
Sources
- United States Congress. "Albert G. Rutherford (id: R000546)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
