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Thomas Jefferson Rusk (December 5, 1803 – July 29, 1857) was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a US politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide.
- Politician, lawyer, judge
- James M. Mason
- Mary Frances "Polly" Cleveland Rusk
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Thomas Jefferson Rusk (5 de diciembre de 1803 - 29 de julio de 1857) fue un político y militar estadounidense líder en la formación de la república de Texas, en la cual se desempeñó como secretario de guerra. Actuó como general en la batalla de San Jacinto.
27 de mar. de 2020 · Thomas Jefferson Rusk, soldier and statesman, the oldest of seven children of John and Mary (Sterritt) Rusk, was born in Pendleton District, South Carolina, on December 5, 1803. His father was an Irish stonemason immigrant. The family rented land from John C. Calhoun, who helped Rusk secure a position in the office of the Pendleton County ...
Thomas Jefferson Rusk fue un político y militar estadounidense líder en la formación de la república de Texas, en la cual se desempeñó como secretario de guerra. Actuó como general en la batalla de San Jacinto. Más tarde fue senador de los Estados Unidos representando al estado de Texas, de 1846 hasta su suicidio en 1857.
Thomas J. Rusk presided over Annexation Convention of 1845, his legal knowledge contributing significantly to the drafting of a state constitution. Rusk and Houston were elected United States Senators by the first state legislature.
In Texas, Thomas Jefferson Rusk settled in the Nacogdoches area where in 1835 he organized a company of volunteers to aid in Texas' cause for independence. He was elected as a representative from Nacogdoches to the Convention of 1836, and thus became a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson Rusk signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, was the Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas, a Brigadier General of the army and hero at San Jacinto, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas, and a United States Senator.
