City: Nashville
RUTHERFORD, Alfred G., lawyer; born Sumner County, Tenn., March 28, 1865; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Jas. W. and Amanda (Edwards) RUTHERFORD; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents Benjamin and Nancy (Pearce) RUTERFORD; maternal grandparents Drew and Catharine (Dorris) EDWARDS; educated Sumner County High School; graduated Vanderbilt University, LL.B., June 18, 1890; married Elizabeth L. GREEN September 2, 1902. Is at present practicing law in Nashville, Tenn.; member Presbyterian Church; one of the most prominent members of the Improved Order of Red Men in the United States, being a Past Great Sachem of that Order in Tennessee and Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Great Council of the United States.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
