The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . brevetted brig-adier-general in 1865;bankcomptroller of Wisconsinfrom i856 to 1870; mem-ber of Congress from 1871to 1877; governor of Wis-consin from 1882 to 1889;in 1889 appointed, by Pres-ident Harrison, Secretaryof the Department of Agriculture (previously Bu-reau of Agriculture]. Died in Viroqua, Wisconsin,Nov. 21, 1893. RUSK, Thomas Jefferson, an American publicman; born in Camden, South Carolina, Aug. 8, practiced law in Georgia, and in 1S35 removedto Texas, where he joined the movement for th
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . brevetted brig-adier-general in 1865;bankcomptroller of Wisconsinfrom i856 to 1870; mem-ber of Congress from 1871to 1877; governor of Wis-consin from 1882 to 1889;in 1889 appointed, by Pres-ident Harrison, Secretaryof the Department of Agriculture (previously Bu-reau of Agriculture]. Died in Viroqua, Wisconsin,Nov. 21, 1893. RUSK, Thomas Jefferson, an American publicman; born in Camden, South Carolina, Aug. 8, practiced law in Georgia, and in 1S35 removedto Texas, where he joined the movement for the an-nexation of Texas to the United States. In 1836he was a member of the convention which declaredTexas independent of Mexico, and became the firstTexan Secretary of War. After General Houston waswounded in the battle of San Jacinto, Rusk becamecommander of the army, and held this position tillthe constitutional government of Texas was organ-ized, in October, 1836. From 1838 to 1842 he waschief justice of Texas. He was president of theconvention that consummated the annexation of. JEREMIAH M. RUSK. RUSKIN 631
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