Jeremiah M. Rusk

Jeremiah Rusk
2nd United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office March 6, 1889 – March 6, 1893
President	Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	Norman Coleman
Succeeded by	Julius Morton
15th Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 2, 1882 – January 7, 1889
Lieutenant	Sam Fifield George Ryland
Preceded by	William E. Smith
Succeeded by	William D. Hoard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 7th district
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Herman L. Humphrey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th district
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Cadwallader C. Washburn
Succeeded by	Philetus Sawyer
6th Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin
In office January 1, 1866 – January 3, 1870
Governor	Lucius Fairchild
Preceded by	William Ramsey
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Bad Ax 2nd district
In office January 6, 1862 – January 5, 1863
Preceded by	Daniel Harris Johnson (Bad Ax–Crawford)
Succeeded by	Daniel B. Priest (Vernon 2nd)
Personal details
Born	Jeremiah McLain Rusk (1830-06-17)June 17, 1830 Malta, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 21, 1893(1893-11-21) (aged 63) Viroqua, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Mary Martin ​ ​ (m. 1849; died 1856)​ Elizabeth Marie Johnson ​ ​ (m. 1856⁠–⁠1893)​
Children	with Mary Martin Charity (Craig) (b. 1849; died 1913) Lycurgus James Rusk (b. 1851; died 1928) with Elizabeth Johnson Alonzo Rusk (b. 1858; died 1862) Ida May Rusk (b. 1859; died 1885) Mary Edith Rusk (b. 1862; died 1956) Blaine Daniel Rusk (b. 1874; died 1906)
Relatives	Allen Rusk (brother)
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Military service
Branch/service	United States Volunteers Union Army
Years of service	1862–1865
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel Brevet Brig. General
Unit	25th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Jeremiah McLain Rusk (June 17, 1830 – November 21, 1893) was an American Republican politician. He was the second United States secretary of agriculture (1889–1893) and the 15th governor of Wisconsin (1882–1889), and served three terms in the United States House of Representatives (1871–1877), representing northwest Wisconsin. He also served as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1862), and was the last Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin (1866–1870) before the office was abolished.