Rutherfurd, John
From AngloScottish
Dates | 1734-42 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Location | London | ||
Vocation | Army officer and politician | ||
Place of Birth | Edgerston, Roxburghshire | ||
Marriage | Eleanor Elliot | ||
Issue | 3 sons, 4 daughters | ||
Place of birth | Source | History of Parliament Online |
Elected MP for Roxburghshire. Member of the Squadrone and anti-Argyll faction. Re-elected 1741 though vacated seat the following year through the grant of an army commission. Joined his company in America and settled in Albany. Joined New York council. Died 1758.