BIO: John Brisban RUTHERFORD, Dauphin County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, page 229.
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  RUTHERFORD, JOHN BRISBAN, son of Samuel Rutherford, was born on the 
28th of November, 1805, in Swatara township, Dauphin county, Pa.; died 
on the 10th of October, 1892, on the farm where he was born.  Being the 
only surviving son, he succeeded to the farm property of his father 
upon his death, November 26, 1833, and made farming his main business 
through life.  In early manhood, Mr. Rutherford was elected captain of 
the Dauphin cavalry, hence his military title.  He was active in 
politics, and was elected member of the Legislature on the Whig ticket 
in 1848, and re-elected in 1849.  In 1857 he was elected to the State 
Senate for three years, on the Republican ticket.  He was treasurer of 
the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society for a long time - elected 
in 1864 and served twenty-five years.  Mr. Rutherford was identified 
with the various offices in his township, and in old Paxtang church was 
a ruling elder.  He married, March 19, 1833, Keziah Parke, died July 2, 
1885; daughter of Col. James Parke, of Parkesburg, Chester county, Pa.