Thomas Jefferson Rusk

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Thomas Jefferson Rusk was born on October of 1835. After a victory at December 5, 1803 in South Carolina where Concepcion, Rusk was named Commissariate Visit these sites the family lived on the property of John C. associated with Calhoun. Calhoun found Rusk a position in for the Army. Thomas J. Rusk was elected to the office of the District Clerk, where he the where he signed the Thomas Jefferson earned a living while studying Texas Declaration of Rusk law. Upon gaining a license to Independence. Rusk became the Secretary of War under President practice law, Rusk moved to  Historical Markers – The David G. Burnet and joined Sam Clarksville, , and soon Battle of Nacogdoches at San Jacinto. When rose to prominence and earned and Red House - 115 was wounded, Rusk some wealth. Thomas Rusk South St. met and married Mary Frances took up the position of Brigadier Cleveland on January 4, 1827. General and commanded the  The Durst-Taylor House Texas Army as it chased the Rusk invested everything he Museum - 304 North St. Mexican troops out of Texas. had in a gold mining operation  Thomas J. Rusk Homesite but was left with nothing when After the war, Rusk returned to his partners fled with his money - corner of North St. and Nacogdoches to try and live a quiet Rusk St. to Texas. Rusk followed and life with his family but Texas was though he never regained his not through with him. Rusk served  The Stone Fort Museum - investment, he did find his new in many political positions until Griffith Street on the home in Nacogdoches. On his suicide on July 29, 1857, Campus of Stephen F. February 11, 1835, Thomas J. including : Austin State University Rusk took his oath of allegiance to .  Cabinet member of President  Thomas J. Rusk Historical Sam Houston Marker, Rusk Building In Nacogdoches, Rusk met  Member of the Second Historical Marker, and the Sam Houston and other Congress of the Republic of Rusk Building - Alumni revolutionary minded men who Texas Drive on the Campus of were unhappy with their  Chief Justice of the Republic of SFA Mexican government and Texas devoted himself whole-  Rusk Statue - intersection heartedly to the achievement of Texas  President of the state Constitutional Convention of North St. and Main St. independence. As a Captain in the Texas  Senator United States and President Pro Army, Rusk organized a company of  Thomas J. Rusk grave at volunteers and marched to in Temp of the Sentate Oak Grove Cemetery - North Lanana St.