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Jeremiah McLain Rusk

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Union Army general, politician (1830-1893)

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Jeremiah McLain Rusk was an American Republican politician. He was the second 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.

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Jeremiah McLain Rusk was an American Republican politician. He was the second 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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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1830 to 1893 · aged 63
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