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Jeremiah McLain Rusk

Jeremiah McLain Rusk
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2nd United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office
March 6, 1889 – March 6, 1893
President Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Preceded by Norman J. Coleman
Succeeded by Julius S. Morton
15th Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1882 – January 7, 1889
Lieutenant Sam S. Fifield
George W. Ryland
Preceded by William E. Smith
Succeeded by William D. Hoard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by District Created
Succeeded by Herman L. Humphrey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by Cadwallader C. Washburn
Succeeded by Philetus Sawyer
Personal details
Born (1830-06-17)June 17, 1830
Malta, Ohio
Died November 21, 1893(1893-11-21) (aged 63)
Viroqua, Wisconsin
Political party Republican
Profession Politician, Banker, Farmer
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Union Army
Rank Union Army LTC rank insignia.png Lieutenant Colonel
Union Army brigadier general rank insignia.svg Brevet Brigadier General
Unit 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars American Civil War

Jeremiah McLain Rusk (June 17, 1830 – November 21, 1893) was a U.S. Representative, the 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from 1882 to 1889 and the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1889 to 1893.

Rusk was born in Malta, Ohio. He was a member of the Republican Party. He began as a planter, then turned to innkeeping and finally to banking before the American Civil War.

Rusk started his service with the Union Army during Civil War as major of the 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment on August 14, 1862. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 16, 1863. He took command of the regiment on July 22, 1864 when Colonel Milton Montgomery was wounded and captured at Decatur, Georgia during the Battle of Atlanta. He continued in command after Montgomery was exchanged because Montgomery was given command of the brigade to which the 25th Wisconsin Infantry was assigned. Rusk was wounded at Salkehatchie River, Georgia on January 20, 1865. Rusk was mustered out of the volunteers on June 7, 1865. He received an appointment as brevet colonel to rank from March 13, 1865, preliminary to his appointment as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers. On February 24, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Rusk for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on April 10, 1866.


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