Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd

Politician

1791 – 1854

 Credit ยป
84

Who was Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd?

Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd of Crosshill FRSE was a Scottish advocate, judge and politician.

His father was the minister William Greenfield but the family changed their name to Rutherfurd, his mother's name, in 1799 after his father was disgraced in a sex scandal.

Educated at the Royal High School and Edinburgh University, he became an advocate in 1812. 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 Glasgow University in 1844.

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. He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, as Lord Rutherfurd and a Privy Counsellor in 1851.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
1791
Nationality
  • Scotland
Profession
Died
1854

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/andrew_rutherfurd>.

Discuss this Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net