Background
He was born at Ballynagdine in County Cavan to landowner James Rutledge and Martha Foster.
He was born at Ballynagdine in County Cavan to landowner James Rutledge and Martha Foster.
In 1881 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Queanbeyan, serving until 1882. Rutledge died at Carwoola in 1904.