Albert G. Rutherford

Albert Rutherford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th district
In office January 3, 1937 – August 10, 1941
Preceded by	Charles E. Dietrich
Succeeded by	Wilson D. Gillette
Personal details
Born	Albert Greig Rutherford (1879-01-03)January 3, 1879 Watford, Ontario, Canada
Died	August 10, 1941(1941-08-10) (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

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

Sources

• United States Congress. "Albert G. Rutherford (id: R000546)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard