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...
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is Henderson. The county is named for Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a secretary of war of the Republic of Texas. Rusk County is part of the Longview, Texas metropolitan...
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(1835–36, 1837–38, 1841–44) Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1836) Mirabeau B. Lamar (1838–41) Anson Jones (1844–46) Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1836) William S. Fisher...
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in action at the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, despite attempts by Thomas Jefferson Rusk to save his life. Manuel Fernández Castrillón was born in either...
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April 11, 1846. It was named after Thomas Jefferson Rusk, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. By 1850, Rusk reportedly had 355 residents. A...
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relations with Mexico. He selected Mirabeau Lamar as vice president, Thomas Jefferson Rusk as secretary of war, Smith as secretary of the treasury, Samuel...
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successful venture drove the Mexican military from East Texas. Thomas Jefferson Rusk was one of the most prominent early Nacogdoches Anglo settlers....
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Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of Thomas Jefferson Rusk. On May 11, 2023, the university joined the University of Texas...
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James Fannin, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Thomas Jefferson Rusk and William B. Travis. There are also bronze plaques that commemorate...
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Houston and Thomas Jefferson Rusk were chosen over him to represent Texas in Washington, DC. After the suicide of Thomas Jefferson Rusk in 1857, Jones...
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volunteer rangers during the Texas Revolution. Under the direction of Thomas Jefferson Rusk these horse marines patrolled the Texas coast in anticipation of...
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Power John S. Roberts Sterling C. Robertson José Francisco Ruiz Thomas Jefferson Rusk William. B. Scates George W. Smyth Elijah Stapp, ancestor of Brown...
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Henninger Reagan practiced law in Palestine and Henderson County Thomas Jefferson Rusk settled in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, and was also a Chief...
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(1889–1893) Lycurgus J. Rusk (1851-1928), Wisconsin politician Simon Rusk (born 1981), Scottish footballer Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), Texas military...
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eventually formed a partnership with J. Pinckney Henderson and Thomas Jefferson Rusk. In December, Anderson became district attorney of the Fifth Judicial...
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Coffee Hays Edward Burleson Choctaw code talkers Frank W. Johnson Thomas Jefferson Rusk Sidney Sherman Erastus "Deaf" Smith John B. Jones James Fannin Benjamin...
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drew a salute from the Mexican lines. One of those rescued was Thomas Jefferson Rusk, later appointed as Texas Secretary of War. Lamar was promoted that...
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as a whole, however, remained divided. In January 1853, Senator Thomas Jefferson Rusk of Texas introduced a bill to create two railroads, one with a northern...
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response helped convince Texas's U.S. Senators, Sam Houston and Thomas Jefferson Rusk, to support Stephen Douglas's compromise. With their support, a...
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McKenna Story Television film 1986 Houston: The Legend of Texas Thomas Jefferson Rusk Television film 1987 CBS Summer Playhouse Harvey Episode: "Travelin'...
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Brigadier General Thomas Jefferson Rusk confiscated the homes of those who wished to remain neutral in the war. In July 1836, Rusk ordered the Carbajal...
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Office." Secretary of State of Texas. Accessed August 31, 2008. "Thomas Jefferson Rusk Building." State Office of Risk Management. Accessed August 31,...
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General Thomas Jefferson Rusk lobbied Secretary of War William Marcy and President James K. Polk to adopt Colt's revolvers for the U.S. military. Rusk testified:...
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in Texas 9,868 1,054 sq mi (2,730 km2) Rusk County 401 Henderson 1843 Nacogdoches County Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), a general in the Texas Revolution...
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which was established in 1846, and the city of Henderson, founded in 1843 in Rusk County, are named in his honor. James Pinckney Henderson Elementary School...
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two months after statehood. Dec 29, 1845 – Feb 21, 1846 Vacant 1 Thomas Jefferson Rusk Democratic Feb 21, 1846 – Jul 29, 1857 Elected in 1846. Elected...
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Adjutant and Inspector General Frank W. Johnson Inspector General Thomas Jefferson Rusk Colonel Sidney Sherman Colonel James Bowie Colonel James Fannin...
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wished to replace Thomas Jefferson Rusk as commander of the army and sent Secretary of War Mirabeau B. Lamar to take Rusk's place. Rusk instead proposed...
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Cynthia Ann Parker, who was among the captives. In October 1838, Gen. Thomas Jefferson Rusk conducted a raid against hostile Indians at Kickapoo, near Frankston...
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from whom the word "maverick" originated, was born in Pendleton. Thomas Jefferson Rusk, early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving...
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