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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Rusk , Thomas Jefferson 1802 -1856 (search)
Rusk, Thomas Jefferson 1802-1856
Legislator; born in Camden, S. C., Aug. 8, 1802; removed to Texas in 1835; was appointed the first minister of war of the republic of Texas.
He took an active part in the war between Texas and Mexico, and, upon the annexation of Texas, was elected United States Senator in 1846.
He died in Nacogdoches, Tex., July 29, 1856.