Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr.

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr. (March 31, 1859 – January 5, 1901) was an American socialite and sportsman from New York known for breeding fox terrier dogs.

He was the second youngest son of seven children born to Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816–1892), a prominent astronomer, and Margaret Chanler Stuyvesant (1820–1890).

[2] Rutherfurd was a direct descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch Director-General of New Netherland before it became New York,[5][6] as well as John Winthrop, the first Governor of Massachusetts.

[10][11] Rutherfurd was a prominent social figure and known for his appreciation of sports,[12] holding the championship of the Racquet Club for several years and widely known by automobilists.

[1] He was a member of a "fraternity of young clubmen which a few years ago made as close knit a band as could be found of New York's representative good fellows" that included Woodbury Kane, Reginald Rives, Brockholst Cutting, William Cutting, William Travers (who married Rutherfurd's sister), and Winthrop Rutherfurd.

[22] Together, Lewis and Anne were the parents of two daughters:[10][23] Rutherfurd died on January 5, 1901, at Davos Platz in Graubünden, Switzerland.