Albert Rust

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Albert Rust
Delegate from Arkansas
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
May 18, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Serving with
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd District
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byEdward A. Warren
Succeeded byNone (1861–1868)
James M. Hinds (Jun.–Oct. 1868)
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Preceded byEdward A. Warren
Succeeded byEdward A. Warren
Member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives
from Union County
In office
November 1, 1852 – November 6, 1854
Serving with
  • T. Bustian
  • A. T. Raney
  • D. Ross
Preceded by
  • L. Murph
  • C. L. McRae
  • Shelton Watson
Succeeded by
  • B. R. Matthews
  • G. Newton
  • W. E. Powell
  • John Prince
7th Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
November 2, 1846 – November 4, 1848
GovernorThomas S. Drew
Preceded byJohn S. Roane
Succeeded byEdward A. Warren
Member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives
from Union County
In office
November 7, 1842 – November 4, 1848
Preceded byHiram Smith
Succeeded by
  • M. Kesse
  • J. Reynolds
  • Shelton Watson
Personal details
Bornc. 1818
Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 1870(1870-04-04) (aged 51–52)
Pulaski County, Arkansas, U.S.
Cause of deathBrain abscess
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesDr. George W. Rust (brother)
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States
BranchConfederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankBrigadier-General
Commands
Battles

Albert Rust (c. 1818 – April 4, 1870) was an American politician and slaveholder,[1] who served as a delegate from Arkansas to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district (1859–1861). He also served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Eastern, Western, and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War.

  1. ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (January 20, 2022). "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2022.