| Robert Rutherford | |
| Birth Date: | 20 October 1728 |
| Birth Place: | Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Death Place: | Charles Town, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia) |
| Resting Place: | Charles Town, West Virginia |
| Party: | Democratic-Republican (after 1795) |
| Otherparty: | Anti-Administration (until 1795) |
| State: | Virginia |
| District: | 1st |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1793 |
| Term End: | March 3, 1797 |
| Predecessor: | Alexander White |
| Successor: | Daniel Morgan |
| Office2: | Member of the Virginia Senate from Frederick, Berkeley, Hampshire and Hardy Counties |
| Term2: | 1786–1790 |
| Predecessor2: | Himself |
| Office4: | Member of the Virginia Senate from Frederick, Berkeley and Hampshire Counties |
| Term4: | 1776–1785 |
| Predecessor4: | Position established |
| Successor4: | Himself |
Robert Rutherford (October 20, 1728October 10, 1803) was an American pioneer, soldier and statesman from western Virginia. He represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 until 1797.
Robert was born in Scotland[1] but emigrated to America as an infant with his parents, Thomas and Sarah. They originally immigrated to Pennsylvania, but soon settled in Virginia. He was the first U.S. Congressman from west of the Blue Ridge mountains in Virginia.
Captain Robert Rutherford commanded a company of rangers (Rutherfords Rangers) during the French and Indian War from 1758-1759.