Background
Brett, Rutherford was born on March 21, 1867 in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, United States. Son of Alexander and Sophia (Rutland) Brett.
Brett, Rutherford was born on March 21, 1867 in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, United States. Son of Alexander and Sophia (Rutland) Brett.
Carson College, 1886-1888. Cumberland U., 1888-1890.
Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1902. removing to Oklahoma same year. Prosecuting attorney Washita County, Oklahoma, 1907-1910, resigned. Identified as attorney with nearly every important case in Washita County for 14 years.
Member Supreme Court Commission, Oklahoma, 1915-1916. Appointed judge Criminal Court of Appeals, Oklahoma, 1916. Appointed justice Supreme Court of Oklahoma, 1917, for term expiring January 1, 1919.
Member of law firm Brett & Brett, Ardmore, Oklahoma, since 1919.
Religious freedom should be supported and the expressions of faith of others should be respected.
Christians with differing approaches should be engaged with each other to discuss how the Bible should be applied to issues in our contemporary world.
Mason, K.P.
Married Mistress; children: Howard Wayne (deceased), Rutherford Henderson, John Anderson, Rebecca Ward, Gertrude Olivia, Betty (Mistress Frank J. Ogden), Mary Dale, Edward Carmack and Benjamin Whitaker (deceased) (twins), Thomas Marshall, Robert Williams (deceased).