John Rutherford (Conservative politician)

John Rutherford Rutherford (1904–1957) was a barrister and Conservative MP for Edmonton in London.

Rutherford in 1931

He was the son of Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet.

He was elected in the National Government landslide of 1931. He changed his surname to Rutherford in 1933, a condition for inheriting the estate of his grand-uncle, Sir John Rutherford, a brewer and race-horse owner.^[1] He lost his seat in 1935.^[2]

Notes

1. "Broken Engagement", Gloucestershire Echo (Gloucester, 1 March 1935), 6.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Frank Broad	Member of Parliament for Edmonton 1931–1935	Succeeded by Frank Broad