| Thomas J. Rusk AKA Thomas Jefferson Rusk Born: 5-Dec-1803
Birthplace: Pendleton, SC
Died: 29-Jul-1857
Location of death: Nacogdoches, TX
Cause of death: Suicide
Remains: Buried, Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, TX
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator, committed suicide Father: John Rusk
Mother: Mary Sterritt Rusk
Wife: Mary F. Cleveland (m. 1827, d. 23-Apr-1856, tuberculosis)
Administrator: Nacogdoches University
US Senator, Texas 1846-57
Freemasonry Milam Lodge No. 40, Nacogdoches, TX (1837)
Shot: Self-Inflicted (29-Jul-1857)
Irish Ancestry Paternal
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