OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Jeremiah McLain Rusk

BORN:
June 17, 1830;
Malta, Ohio

DIED:
November 21, 1893 (age 63);
Viroqua, Wisconsin

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1853:
Moved to Vernon County, Wisconsin;
Engaged in Agricultural Pursuits
1855-1857:
Sheriff of Viroqua, Wisconsin
1857:
Coroner of Viroqua, Wisconsin
1862:
Member, Wisconsin State Assembly
1862-1865:
Served in Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during Civil War
1866-1869:
Banks Comptroller of Wisconsin
1871-1877:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-WI)
1882-1889:
Governor of Wisconsin
1889-1893:
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Wisconsin Historical Society
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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