Vickerman Rutherford

Dr. Vickerman Henzell Rutherford (6 December 1860 – 25 April 1934) was a British Liberal politician and doctor.

Vickerman Rutherford
Member of Parliament for Brentford
In office 1906–1910
Preceded by	James Bigwood
Succeeded by	Lord Alwyne Compton
Personal details
Born	6 December 1860
Died	25 April 1934 (aged 73)
Alma mater	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

Education

He was educated at Royal High School, Edinburgh and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[1]

Career

He first stood for parliament at the 1900 General Election as Liberal Party candidate for Osgoldcross. He was then elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford at the 1906 General Election.[1] He was defeated at the January 1910 General election and did not contest the General Election in December 1910. He sought a return to parliament at the 1918 General Election when he stood as Liberal candidate at Bishop Auckland, without the support of the Coalition government 'coupon'. Coalition government endorsement was instead given to another Liberal candidate and as a result Rutherford finished third.[2] He switched his support to the Labour Party and contested the 1920 by-election in Sunderland and finished second.[3][4][5]

Electoral record

General election 1900: Osgoldcross[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent Liberal	John Austin	5,609	65.0	-1.8
	Liberal	Vickerman Rutherford	3,025	35.0	+1.8
Majority			2,584	30.0	-3.6
Turnout				58.8	-3.4
	Independent Liberal hold		Swing	-1.8

General election 1906: Brentford[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Vickerman Rutherford	6,506	51.8	n/a
	Conservative	James Bigwood	6,053	48.2	n/a
Majority			453	3.6	n/a
Turnout				73.2	n/a
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	n/a

General election 1918: Bishop Auckland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ben Spoor	10,060
	Coalition Liberal	Godfrey Vick	7,417
	Liberal	Vickerman Rutherford	2,411
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1922: Sunderland[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Walter Raine	28,001	25.0	n/a
	Unionist	Luke Thompson	24,591	22.0	n/a
	National Liberal	Hamar Greenwood	19,058	17.0	n/a
	Labour	David Baxter Lawley	13,683	12.2	n/a
	Labour	Vickerman Rutherford	13,490	12.1	n/a
	Liberal	Andrew Common	13,036	11.7	n/a
Turnout				81.6	+26.2
Majority			5,533	5.0	n/a
	Unionist hold		Swing	n/a
Majority					n/a
	Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing	n/a

References

1. Who Was Who
2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
3. "RUTHERFORD, Vickerman Henzell". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
5. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
6. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
7. British Parliamentary Election Results, 1918-1949 FWS Craig

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Vickerman Henzell Rutherford

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James Bigwood	Member of Parliament for Brentford 1906 – Jan 1910	Succeeded by Lord Alwyne Compton