J.T. Rutherford
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J.T. Rutherford' was a Representative from Texas; born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, May 30, 1921; moved to Odessa, Texas, in 1934 and attended the public schools; served as an enlisted man in the United States Marine Corps 1942-1946 with twenty-eight months overseas; awarded the Purple Heart Medal; retired as a major in the United States Marine Corps Reserve; student at San Angelo College in 1946 and 1947 and Sul Ross State College, Alpine, Texas, in 1947 and 1948; attended Baylor University Law School, Waco, Texas, 1948-1950; partner in industrial electrical construction firm and owner of advertising company; served in the State house of representatives 1948-1952; member of the State senate 1952-1954; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth, and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1955-January 3, 1963); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congresss; consultant; is a resident of Odessa, Texas, and Arlington, Virginia.
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