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Rusk family of Viroqua, Wisconsin

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Allen Rusk (1825-1904) — of Liberty, Vernon County, Wis. Born in Clayton Township, Perry County, Ohio, February 6, 1825. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1878, 1881. Died in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wis., March 12, 1904 (age 79 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Brother of Jeremiah McLain Rusk; uncle of Lycurgus J. Rusk.
		Political family: Rusk family of Viroqua, Wisconsin.

Jeremiah McLain Rusk (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.

		Relatives: Brother of Allen Rusk; married to Mary Martin and Elizabeth M. Johnson; father of Lycurgus J. Rusk.
		Political family: Rusk family of Viroqua, Wisconsin.
		Rusk County, Wis. is named for him.
		The World War II Liberty ship SS Jeremiah M. Rusk (built 1943 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1874

Lycurgus J. Rusk (1851-1928) — of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wis. Born in Morgan County, Ohio, March 13, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1899. Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, Wis., November 5, 1928 (age 77 years, 237 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Jeremiah McLain Rusk; married 1877 to Ada M. Robson; nephew of Allen Rusk.
		Political family: Rusk family of Viroqua, Wisconsin.
		See also Wikipedia article

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