Daniel Rutherford
Daniel Rutherford (3 November 1749 – 15 December 1819) was a Scottish physician, chemist and botanist who is most famous for the isolation of nitrogen in 1772.
Bill Rutherford (politician)
Born in Iowa, Rutherford moved to McMinnville, Oregon as a child. He attended the University of Oregon and Harvard Law School, and joined the United States Army, serving for two years. Rutherford initially practiced law in Portland, but moved back to McMinnville, where he served as president of the local chamber of commerce. He was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives from 1977 until 1984, representing parts of Yamhill and Marion counties. Rutherford was appointed State Treasurer by Governor Victor Atiyeh in order to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of H. Clay Myers, Jr. in 1984, subsequently winning election to the office. He himself resigned in 1987 in order to head an investment company in New York City. Rutherford moved back to Oregon in 1993 and currently heads his own investment company known as Rutherford Investment Management, which he founded in 1994.