| | RUSHING:
See also
Rushing
Manning |
| |
Rushing, Gus —
of Mansfield, Wright
County, Mo.
Democrat. Chair of
Wright County Democratic Party, 1949; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Missouri, 1952;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Wright County, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Rushing, J. S. —
of El Dorado, Union
County, Ark.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Rushing, Kelsey —
of Canton, Madison
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Rushing, Mrs. Paul —
of Camden, Benton
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rushing, Robert G. —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
American Independent candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 66th District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
|
| | RUSHTON:
See also
James
Maury |
| |
Rushton, Carroll C. (d.
1963) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1959-63; appointed 1959; died in
office 1963.
Died January
28, 1963.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rushton, Elva —
of Michigan.
Workers candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rushton, Emily S. —
of West Valley City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Rushton, Frederick C. —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 2007; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Rushton, Herbert J.
(1877-1947) —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
14, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Delta
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-16; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1927-32; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1936; Michigan
state attorney general, 1941-44.
Died in 1947
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Rushton, Jacqueline —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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| |
Rushton, M. W. —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rushton, Marion —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Alabama, 1943-47.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rushton, Ray —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | RUSK:
See also
Sidna
Poage Dalton |
| |
Rusk, David (b. 1940) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in 1940.
Democrat. Mayor
of Albuquerque, N.M., 1977-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Rusk, David Dean
(1909-1994) —
also known as Dean Rusk —
Born in Cherokee
County, Ga., February
9, 1909.
Rhodes
scholar; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1961-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1969.
Died of congestive
heart failure, in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., December
20, 1994 (age 85 years, 314
days).
Interment at Oconee
Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
|
| | Rusk, Dean
See David Dean Rusk |
| | Rusk, Don
See Donald M. Rusk |
| |
Rusk, Donald M. —
also known as Don Rusk —
of California.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 40th District, 1992, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
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| |
Rusk, Edward T. —
of Iowa.
Working Class candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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| |
Rusk, Harry Welles
(1852-1926) —
also known as Harry W. Rusk —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., October
17, 1852.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1876, 1882; member of Maryland
state senate, 1884-86; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1886-97; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1898-1908.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., January
28, 1926 (age 73 years, 103
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Rusk, Jeremiah McLain
(1830-1893) —
also known as Jeremiah M. Rusk —
of Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis.
Born in Malta, Morgan
County, Ohio, June 17,
1830.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-77 (6th District 1871-73, 7th
District 1873-77); Governor of
Wisconsin, 1882-89; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1889-93.
Died in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., November
21, 1893 (age 63 years, 157
days).
Interment at Viroqua
Cemetery, Viroqua, Wis.
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Rusk, Thomas Jefferson
(1803-1857) —
of Texas.
Born in South Carolina, December
5, 1803.
Democrat. Delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Nacogdoches, 1835;
delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Nacogdoches, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; general in the Texas
Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas
Republic Secretary of War, 1836, 1836-37; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; justice of
Texas Republic supreme court, 1838-40; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1846-57; died in office 1857.
Committed suicide,
in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., July 29,
1857 (age 53 years, 236
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Tex.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; statue at Rusk
County Courthouse Grounds, Henderson, Tex.
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Russ, Adolphus G. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1867-69.
Burial
location unknown.
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Russ, Alice W. —
of Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1924,
1940;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Russ, Bill —
of Brookfield, Cook
County, Ill.
Candidate for village
president of Brookfield, Illinois, 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
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| |
Russ, D. H. —
of Enterprise, Coffee
County, Ala.
Mayor
of Enterprise, Ala., 1952-54.
Still living as of 1954.
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Russ, John (1767-1833) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Ipswich, Essex
County, Mass., October
29, 1767.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1819-23; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1824, 1829; probate
judge in Connecticut, 1824.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., June 22,
1833 (age 65 years, 236
days).
Interment at Old
North Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Russ, Mrs. John B. —
of Shelton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Russ, John P. H. —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1862-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Russ, Jonathan —
of New Sharon, Franklin
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Russ, Joseph —
of Humboldt
County, Calif.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly, 1871-73, 1877-80, 1885-87 (27th District 1871-73,
1877-80, 3rd District 1885-87); delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1880.
Interment somewhere
in Ferndale, Calif.
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| |
Russ, Joseph IV —
of Ferndale, Humboldt
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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| |
Russ, Theodore —
of Berrien
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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| |
Russ, Todd —
Republican. Member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives 55th District; elected 2009.
Still living as of 2009.
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| |
Russ, William M. —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Raleigh, N.C., 1895-98.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | RUSSEK:
See also
Isabelle
R. Leeds |
| | Russek,
Isabelle See Isabelle
R. Leeds |
| |
Russek, Stephen J. (b.
1909) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., July 16,
1909.
Son of Michael Russek and Anna (Zacek) Russek.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-38,
1941-42; resigned 1942; defeated, 1956.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Russek, Trula —
of Lafayette, Lafayette
Parish, La.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Russel, Alexander L. —
of Pennsylvania.
Secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1850-52; Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1862-67, 1870-73.
Burial
location unknown.
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 |
Russel, Andrew (b. 1856) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., June 17,
1856.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1928;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1909-11, 1915-17; defeated, 1912; Illinois
state auditor of public accounts, 1917-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Moose.
Interment at Diamond
Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
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Image source:
Illinois Blue Book, 1919 |
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Russel, Charles E. —
of Syosset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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| |
Russel, David —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Russel, Harry L. —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Russel, Jim —
of Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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| |
Russel, John —
of Bethany, New Haven
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bethany, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Russel, John W. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Russel, Joseph —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Hoboken, N.J., 1875-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Russel, Samuel —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1912
(speaker).
Burial
location unknown.
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