Sir John Hugo Rutherford, 2nd Baronet (31 October 1887 – 28 December 1942) was a
Conservative party politician in the
United Kingdom
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. He was
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Liverpool Edge Hill
Liverpool Edge Hill was a borough constituency within the city and metropolitan borough of Liverpool, in the English county of Merseyside, centred on Edge Hill. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliame ...
from 1931 to 1935. He succeeded his father,
Sir William Rutherford, as
baronet
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...
in 1927.
Rutherford was the father of
Prudence Hero Napier
Prudence Hero Napier (; 15March 19166June 1997) was one of Britain's most eminent primatologists, and the world's leading expert on the taxonomy of primates.''International Journal of Primatology'', Vol. 19, Number 2/ April, 1998. pp. 203-05
Bi ...
, the
primatologist.
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1887 births
1942 deaths
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1931–1935
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