John Rustgard was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

Rustgard was born in Norway in 1867. He later attended school in Red Wing, Minnesota and earned a law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1890. He then worked in Minneapolis as a schoolteacher (1890-1892) and lawyer (1892-1900).

Rustgard moved to Nome, Alaska where he practiced law, served as mayor (1902) and served two terms as city attorney (1900-1909).

He then moved to Juneau where he served as the U.S. District Attorney in the First Judicial Division (1910-1914), had a private law practice (1914-1920), and served as Alaska Territorial Attorney General (1920-1933).  He ran for Alaska delegate to the U.S. Congress in 1930.

He retired to Babson Park, Florida in 1934 where he died on February 10, 1950.

Who's Who in Alaskan Politics: Biographical Dictionary of Alaskan Political Personalities, 1884 – 1974.
Evangeline Atwood, Robert N. DeArmond p 87