Thomas Jefferson Rusk
U.S. Congressperson
1803 – 1857
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Who was Thomas Jefferson Rusk?
Thomas Jefferson Rusk was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a US politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide. He served as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1857.
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- Born
- Dec 5, 1803
Pendleton - Also known as
- Раск, Томас Джефферсон
- Spouses
- Mary Frances Cleveland Rusk
(1827 - )
- Mary Frances Cleveland Rusk
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Anderson
- Died
- Jul 29, 1857
Nacogdoches
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on July 23, 2013
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