Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Union Army general, politician
Died when: 63 years 157 days (761 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Jeremiah McLain Rusk (June 17, 1830 – November 21, 1893) was an American Republican politician.He was the 2nd United States Secretary of Agriculture (1889–1893) and the 15th Governor of Wisconsin (1882–1889), and served three terms in the United States House of Representatives (1871–1877), representing northwest Wisconsin.
He also served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1862), and was the last Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin (1866–1870) before the office was abolished.
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