J.T. Rutherford
| J. T. Rutherford | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 16th district |
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In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth M. Regan |
| Succeeded by | Ed Foreman |
| Texas Senate, District 29 | |
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In office 1953–1954 |
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| Preceded by | Hill D. Hudson |
| Succeeded by | Frank Owen, III |
| Texas State Representative from District 88 (Ector County) | |
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In office 1949–1953 |
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| Preceded by | George W. Elliott |
| Succeeded by | Elbert Reeves |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 30, 1921 Hot Springs Garland County Arkansas, USA |
| Died | November 6, 2006 (aged 85) Arlington, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sara Jane Armstrong Rutherford (married 1948) |
| Children | Cleo Ann Rutherford Charles Lane Rutherford Jane Ellen Rutherford |
| Residence | Arlington County, Virginia |
| Alma mater |
Angelo State University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Rank |
Amphibian vehicle crewman |
| Battles/wars | D-Day and Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II |
Angelo State University
Sul Ross State University
Amphibian vehicle crewman
J. T. Rutherford (May 30, 1921 – November 6, 2006), was a Democratic United States Congressional Representative and state legislator from the state of Texas.
He was born to James Thaddeus Rutherford and the former Allee Lillian Johnson in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In 1934, his family relocated to Odessa, Texas, where he attended public schools. He served as an enlisted man in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 to 1946, of which twenty-eight months were spent overseas. He was awarded the Purple Heart. As an assault amphibian vehicle crewman, he landed in the first waves on D-Day at Tarawa, Saipan, where he was wounded, and Tinian. He retired as a major in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
From 1946 to 1947, Rutherford studied at San Angelo College in San Angelo. He then transferred to Sul Ross State College in Alpine, which he attended from 1947 to 1948. From 1948 to 1950, he attended Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas.
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