Jeremiah McLain Rusk

Jeremiah McLain Rusk
2nd United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office March 6, 1889 – March 6, 1893
Preceded by	Norman J. Coleman
Succeeded by	Julius S. Morton
Personal details
Born	(1830-06-17)June 17, 1830 Malta, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 21, 1893(1893-11-21) (aged 63) Viroqua, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Banker, Farmer
Military service
Branch/service	Union Army
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel (brevet general)
Unit	25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Jeremiah McLain Rusk (June 17, 1830 – November 21, 1893) was the 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from 1882 to 1889.^[1]

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