Sir William Rutherford, 1st Baronet
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Sir William Watson Rutherford, 1st Baronet (1853 – 3 December 1927) was a Conservative party
politician in the United Kingdom
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He served as mayor of Liverpool
between 1902 and 10 January 1903 when he resigned, and was re-elected on 4 February 1903 for a second term He became Member of Parliament
(MP) for Liverpool West Derby from 1903 to 1918, and for Liverpool Edge Hill
from 1918 to 1923.
He was made a baronet
on 24 July 1923. He developed the Rutherford Code for transmitting chess
moves over a telegraph.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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He served as mayor of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
between 1902 and 10 January 1903 when he resigned, and was re-elected on 4 February 1903 for a second term He became Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Liverpool West Derby from 1903 to 1918, and for Liverpool Edge Hill
Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool Edge Hill was a borough constituency within the city and metropolitan borough of Liverpool, in the English county of Merseyside, centred around Edge Hill...
from 1918 to 1923.
He was made a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
on 24 July 1923. He developed the Rutherford Code for transmitting chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
moves over a telegraph.