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{{Short description|British politician; (1791–1854)}}
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The Right Hon. '''Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|PC|FRSE}} (born '''Andrew Greenfield'''; 21 June 1791–13 December 1854) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] advocate, judge and politician.
| caption = ''Lord Rutherfurd, {{circa|1852}}''

| office = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Leith Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Leith Burghs]]
==Life==
| term_start = 1839
| term_end = 1851
| predecessor = [[John Murray, Lord Murray|John Archibald Murray]]
| successor = [[James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff|James Moncreiff]]
| office1 = [[Lord Advocate]]
| term_start1 = 1846
| term_end1 = 1851
| predecessor1 = [[Duncan McNeill]]
| successor1 = [[James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff|James Moncreiff]]
| term_start2 = 1839
| term_end2 = 1841
| predecessor2 = [[John Murray, Lord Murray|John Murray]]
| successor2 = Sir [[Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet|William Rae]]
| office3 = [[Solicitor General for Scotland]]
| term_start3 = 1837
| term_end3 = 1839
| predecessor3 = [[John Cunninghame, Lord Cunninghame|John Cunninghame]]
| successor3 = [[James Ivory, Lord Ivory|James Ivory]]
| birth_name = Andrew Greenfield
| birth_date = {{birthdate|1791|06|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bristo Port, Scotland
| death_date = {{dda|1854|12|13|1791|06|21|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| residence = [[Lauriston Castle]]
| education = [[Royal High School, Edinburgh]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Edinburgh]]
| party =
| parents = [[William Greenfield (Minister)|William Greenfield]]<br>Janet Rutherfurd Bervie
| spouse = {{marriage|Sophia Frances Stewart<br>|1822|1852|reason=her death}}
| children =
| relations = [[John Thomson Gordon]] (nephew)
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'''Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|PC|FRSE}} (born '''Andrew Greenfield'''; 21 June 1791 – 13 December 1854) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] advocate, judge and politician.


==Early life==
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Rutherfurd was born at Bristo Port<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1793</ref> (near [[Greyfriars Kirkyard]]) in Edinburgh on 21 June 1791 to Janet Rutherfurd<ref name="Waterston">{{cite book|url=http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp2.pdf|title=Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index|last1=Waterston|first1=Charles D|last2=Macmillan Shearer|first2=A|date=July 2006|publisher=[[The Royal Society of Edinburgh]]|isbn=978-0-902198-84-5|volume=II|location=Edinburgh|accessdate=23 December 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004113303/http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp2.pdf|archivedate=4 October 2006|deadurl=yes}}</ref> and [[William Greenfield (Minister)|Reverend William Greenfield]]. In 1799 the family changed their name to Rutherfurd, his mother's maiden name, after his father was disgraced in a sex scandal.<ref>[[Pisanus Fraxi]] [Henry Spencer Ashbee], "Index Librorum Prohibitorum: being Notes Bio- Biblio- Icono- graphical and Critical, on Curious and Uncommon Books", London, privately printed, 1877, p. 340</ref>
[[File:LauristonCastleSouth.jpg|thumb|330px|Lauriston Castle]]
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Rutherfurd was born at Bristo Port<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1793</ref> (near [[Greyfriars Kirkyard]]) in Edinburgh on 21 June 1791 to Janet Rutherfurd Bervie,<ref name="Waterston">{{cite book|url=http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp2.pdf|title=Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index|last1=Waterston|first1=Charles D|last2=Macmillan Shearer|first2=A|date=July 2006|publisher=[[The Royal Society of Edinburgh]]|isbn=978-0-902198-84-5|volume=II|location=Edinburgh|accessdate=23 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004113303/http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp2.pdf|archivedate=4 October 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[William Greenfield (Minister)|Reverend William Greenfield]]. In 1799, after his father was disgraced in a sex scandal, the family changed their name to Rutherfurd, his maternal grandmother's maiden name.<ref>[[Pisanus Fraxi]] [Henry Spencer Ashbee], "Index Librorum Prohibitorum: being Notes Bio- Biblio- Icono- graphical and Critical, on Curious and Uncommon Books", London, privately printed, 1877, p. 340</ref> His main house was [[Lauriston Castle]] near [[Cramond]] just north-west of the city. His sister married [[John Gordon (anatomist)|John Gordon]] [[FRSE]], father of [[John Thomson Gordon]] [[FRSE]].


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He was educated at the [[Royal High School, Edinburgh|High School]] in Edinburgh then studied law at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. He became an [[advocate]] in 1812.<ref name="Omond1914"/>
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[[File:Grave of Andrew, Lord Rutherford, Dean Cemetery Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|Grave in the Dean Cemetery]]
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He was educated at the [[Royal High School, Edinburgh|High School]] in Edinburgh then studied law at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. He became an [[advocate]] in 1812.


==Career==
In the 1830s he is listed as an advocate living at 9 St Colme Street on the Moray Estate in [[Edinburgh|Edinburgh's]] west end.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digital.nls.uk/83401587|title=Edinburgh Post Office annual directory, 1832-1833|last=|first=|date=|website=National Library of Scotland|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref> His house was remodelled by [[William Notman (architect)|William Notman]] in 1835, whilst working in the offices of [[William Henry Playfair]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=202346|title=William Notman|last=Goold|first=David|date=|website=www.scottisharchitects.org.uk|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref>
In the 1830s he is listed as an advocate living at 9, St Colme Street, on the Moray Estate in [[Edinburgh|Edinburgh's]] west end.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://digital.nls.uk/83401587|title=Edinburgh Post Office annual directory, 1832-1833|website=National Library of Scotland|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref> His house was remodelled by [[William Notman (architect)|William Notman]] in 1835, whilst working in the offices of [[William Henry Playfair]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=202346|title=William Notman|last=Goold|first=David|website=www.scottisharchitects.org.uk|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref>


He was appointed [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] from 1837, becoming [[Lord Advocate]] in 1839 and [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Leith Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Leith burghs]] in the same year. He resigned office in September 1841 on [[William Yates Peel|William Peel's]] accession to power. He was appointed Rector of the [[University of Glasgow]] in 1844.
He was appointed [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] from 1837, becoming [[Lord Advocate]] in 1839 and [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Leith Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Leith burghs]] in the same year. He resigned office in September 1841 on [[William Yates Peel|William Peel's]] accession to power. He was appointed Rector of the [[University of Glasgow]] in 1844.<ref name="Omond1914">Omond, George William Thomson: ''The Lord Advocates of Scotland: 2d Series, 1834–1880", A. Melrose Ltd, 1914, pp.&nbsp;47–49.</ref>


He played an active part in parliamentary proceedings relating to Scotland, and proposed the repeal of the [[Corn Laws]] in 1846. He was reappointed Lord Advocate in 1846, and was responsible for legislation amending the law of entail in Scotland in 1848. He served on the [[Royal Commission on the British Museum]] (1847–49).<ref>''The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi'', Volume 1, by Louis Alexander Fagan, p. 257</ref>
He played an active part in parliamentary proceedings relating to Scotland, and proposed the repeal of the [[Corn Laws]] in 1846. He was reappointed Lord Advocate in 1846, and was responsible for legislation amending the law of entail in Scotland in 1848. He served on the [[Royal Commission on the British Museum]] (1847–49).<ref>''The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi'', Volume 1, by Louis Alexander Fagan, p. 257</ref>


In 1849 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] his proposer being John Russell WS.<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}}</ref>
On 2 January 1849 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]], his proposer being John Russell.<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|access-date=9 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


He was appointed a [[Senator of the College of Justice]], as Lord Rutherfurd and a [[Privy Counsellor]] in May 1851. From 1851 to 1854 he was a Lord of Session.
He was appointed a [[Senator of the College of Justice]], as Lord Rutherfurd and a [[Privy Counsellor]] in May 1851. From 1851 to 1854 he was a Lord of Session.<ref name="Omond1914"/>


==Personal life==
He died at his home at 9 St Colme Street<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1853-54</ref> on 13 December 1854. He is buried beneath a red granite pyramid on Lord's Row against the western wall of [[Dean Cemetery]] in western Edinburgh.<ref>http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf</ref>
In 1822, Rutherfurd married Sophia Frances Stewart, one of three daughters and two sons born to Mary Susanna ({{nee}} Whaley) Stewart (a daughter of [[Richard Chapell Whaley]], MP of [[Whaley Abbey]]) and [[Sir James Stewart, 7th Baronet]], MP for [[Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)|Donegal]]. They had no children.<ref name="Omond1914"/>


His wife died in 1852 and was buried with him. He died on 13 December 1854 at 9 St Colme Street, his Edinburgh townhouse.<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1853-54</ref> He is buried at [[Dean Cemetery]] in western Edinburgh.
==Family==


===Legacy===
He married Sophia Frances Stewart in 1822. She died in 1852 and is buried with him. They had no children.
At Dean Cemetery, he was buried on Lord's Row, against the western wall, beneath a red granite pyramid designed by [[William Henry Playfair]] and built by [[Stewart McGlashan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edindrift.me/tag/andrew-rutherfurd/|title=Andrew Rutherfurd – Edinburgh Drift}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116140212/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf |archive-date=16 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The monument is inscribed: '''Uxori desideratissimae contra votum superstes moerens posuit Andreas Rutherfurd, et sibi, MDCCCLII.''' ("Andrew Rutherfurd, surviving against his will, placed this tomb in mourning to his most beloved wife, and to himself, 1852".)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AeYUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA130|title=Monuments and monumental inscriptions in Scotland|first=Charles|last=Rogers|date=19 July 1871|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Galley==
His sister married [[John Gordon (anatomist)|John Gordon]] [[FRSE]] (1786-1818) father of [[John Thomson Gordon]] [[FRSE]] (1813-1865)
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File:Sir John Watson Gordon - Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd, 1791 - 1854. Judge - PG 710 - National Galleries of Scotland.jpg|Portrait of Lord Rutherfurd, by Sir [[John Watson Gordon]], {{circa|1851}}
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File:Grave of Andrew, Lord Rutherford, Dean Cemetery Edinburgh.jpg|Grave in the Dean Cemetery
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File:Andrew Rutherfurd and his wife, Sophia.jpg|Andrew Rutherfurd and his wife, Sophia
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File:Bust of Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd, by William Theod Rome (1837) Old College, Edinburgh University.jpg|Bust of Rutherfurd, by William Theod Rome (1837) Old College, University of Edinburgh
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File:9 St Colme Street, Edinburgh.JPG|Rutherfurd's home at 9 St Colme Street, Edinburgh (centre: blue door)
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==References==
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* George William Thomson Omond, "The lord advocates of Scotland: 2d series, 1834–1880", A. Melrose Ltd, 1914, pp.&nbsp;47–49


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The Right Honourable
Lord Rutherfurd
PC FRSE
Lord Rutherfurd, c. 1852
Member of Parliament for Leith Burghs
In office
1839–1851
Preceded byJohn Archibald Murray
Succeeded byJames Moncreiff
Lord Advocate
In office
1846–1851
Preceded byDuncan McNeill
Succeeded byJames Moncreiff
In office
1839–1841
Preceded byJohn Murray
Succeeded bySir William Rae
Solicitor General for Scotland
In office
1837–1839
Preceded byJohn Cunninghame
Succeeded byJames Ivory
Personal details
Born
Andrew Greenfield

(1791-06-21)21 June 1791
Bristo Port, Scotland
Died13 December 1854(1854-12-13) (aged 63)
Spouse
Sophia Frances Stewart
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(m. 1822; died 1852)​
RelationsJohn Thomson Gordon (nephew)
Parent(s)William Greenfield
Janet Rutherfurd Bervie
ResidenceLauriston Castle
EducationRoyal High School, Edinburgh
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd, PC, FRSE (born Andrew Greenfield; 21 June 1791 – 13 December 1854) was a Scottish advocate, judge and politician.

Early life

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Lauriston Castle

Rutherfurd was born at Bristo Port[1] (near Greyfriars Kirkyard) in Edinburgh on 21 June 1791 to Janet Rutherfurd Bervie,[2] and Reverend William Greenfield. In 1799, after his father was disgraced in a sex scandal, the family changed their name to Rutherfurd, his maternal grandmother's maiden name.[3] His main house was Lauriston Castle near Cramond just north-west of the city. His sister married John Gordon FRSE, father of John Thomson Gordon FRSE.

He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh then studied law at the University of Edinburgh. He became an advocate in 1812.[4]

Career

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In the 1830s he is listed as an advocate living at 9, St Colme Street, on the Moray Estate in Edinburgh's west end.[5] His house was remodelled by William Notman in 1835, whilst working in the offices of William Henry Playfair.[6]

He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland from 1837, becoming Lord Advocate in 1839 and Member of Parliament for Leith burghs in the same year. He resigned office in September 1841 on William Peel's accession to power. He was appointed Rector of the University of Glasgow in 1844.[4]

He played an active part in parliamentary proceedings relating to Scotland, and proposed the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. He was reappointed Lord Advocate in 1846, and was responsible for legislation amending the law of entail in Scotland in 1848. He served on the Royal Commission on the British Museum (1847–49).[7]

On 2 January 1849 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being John Russell.[8]

He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, as Lord Rutherfurd and a Privy Counsellor in May 1851. From 1851 to 1854 he was a Lord of Session.[4]

Personal life

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In 1822, Rutherfurd married Sophia Frances Stewart, one of three daughters and two sons born to Mary Susanna (née Whaley) Stewart (a daughter of Richard Chapell Whaley, MP of Whaley Abbey) and Sir James Stewart, 7th Baronet, MP for Donegal. They had no children.[4]

His wife died in 1852 and was buried with him. He died on 13 December 1854 at 9 St Colme Street, his Edinburgh townhouse.[9] He is buried at Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh.

Legacy

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At Dean Cemetery, he was buried on Lord's Row, against the western wall, beneath a red granite pyramid designed by William Henry Playfair and built by Stewart McGlashan.[10][11] The monument is inscribed: Uxori desideratissimae contra votum superstes moerens posuit Andreas Rutherfurd, et sibi, MDCCCLII. ("Andrew Rutherfurd, surviving against his will, placed this tomb in mourning to his most beloved wife, and to himself, 1852".)[12]

Galley

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  • Portrait of Lord Rutherfurd, by Sir John Watson Gordon, c. 1851
    Portrait of Lord Rutherfurd, by Sir John Watson Gordon, c. 1851
  • Grave in the Dean Cemetery
    Grave in the Dean Cemetery
  • Andrew Rutherfurd and his wife, Sophia
    Andrew Rutherfurd and his wife, Sophia
  • Bust of Rutherfurd, by William Theod Rome (1837) Old College, University of Edinburgh
    Bust of Rutherfurd, by William Theod Rome (1837) Old College, University of Edinburgh
  • Rutherfurd's home at 9 St Colme Street, Edinburgh (centre: blue door)
    Rutherfurd's home at 9 St Colme Street, Edinburgh (centre: blue door)

References

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  1. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1793
  2. ^ Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  3. ^ Pisanus Fraxi [Henry Spencer Ashbee], "Index Librorum Prohibitorum: being Notes Bio- Biblio- Icono- graphical and Critical, on Curious and Uncommon Books", London, privately printed, 1877, p. 340
  4. ^ a b c d Omond, George William Thomson: The Lord Advocates of Scotland: 2d Series, 1834–1880", A. Melrose Ltd, 1914, pp. 47–49.
  5. ^ "Edinburgh Post Office annual directory, 1832-1833". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. ^ Goold, David. "William Notman". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, Volume 1, by Louis Alexander Fagan, p. 257
  8. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  9. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1853-54
  10. ^ "Andrew Rutherfurd – Edinburgh Drift".
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ Rogers, Charles (19 July 1871). "Monuments and monumental inscriptions in Scotland" – via Google Books.
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