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| |  RUSH:See alsoGeorgeFrancis Aherne —B.Rush Bateman —RushC. Bauman —RushBurgess —RushClark —BenjaminRush Cowen —RushCulver —RushCulver —HattieDaniels-Rush —NimrodDavis Denson Jr. —JohnVernon Denson II —EdwardAlbert Dow —HartwinRush Dutton —RushElmore —RushFloyd Farley —BenjaminRush Foust —W.Rush Gillan —BenjaminRush Glick —RushC. Hawkins —RushDew Holt —RushD. Holt —B.Rush Jackson —DarwinRush James —RushKnox —RushC. Lake —RushGreen Leaming —RushHudson Limbaugh —JamesRush Lofland —RushMcComas —RushMcNair —WilliamRush Merriam —JosephMontgomery —RushF. Newcomb —Mrs.Rush Nicholson —B.Rush Peterkin —B.Rush Plumly —RushRhees —RushJ. Shank —GeorgeRush Smith —T.Rush Spencer —RushSturges —RushWalker Taylor Jr. —EdwardDale Toland —RushD. Walls —B.Rush Wendell —J.Rush Wimberly —RushWinslow | | Rush, A. B. — Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1880.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Allen F.(1902-1980) —of Romeo,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in Romeo,MacombCounty, Mich.,January3, 1902.Republican.Farmer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County3rd District, 1961-62; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 71st District, 1967-68; defeated,1968.Methodist.Member,Rotary;FarmBureau.Died in1980(ageabout78 years).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Lee Rush and Mary (Crissman) Rush; married to Jessie A.Turner. |
| | Rush, Anna May — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1936(alternate),1944,1948,1952.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rush, B. T. — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.Mayorof Meridian, Miss., 1871.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Benjamin(1746-1813) —also known as"Father of AmericanPsychiatry" —of Pennsylvania. Born in Byberry Township (now part of Philadelphia),PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,January4, 1746.Physician;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Armyduring the Revolutionary War.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April19, 1813 (age67 years, 105days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives:Married,January2, 1776, to Julia Stockton (daughter ofRichardStockton); father ofRichardRush. | | | | Political family:Stocktonfamily of Princeton, New Jersey (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Rush County,Ind. is named for him. | | | | RushStreet,inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Benjamin Rush: AlynBrodsky,BenjaminRush : Patriot and Physician — David Barton,BenjaminRush — David Barton,BenjaminRush: Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| | Rush, Bennie — of Cantrall,SangamonCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Bob — of Iowa. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1996, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Rush, Bobby Lee (b. 1946) — also known asBobby L. Rush — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.,November23, 1946.Democrat. Candidate forIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1978;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1993-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1996,2000,2004,2008;candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1999; Democratic Presidential Elector forIllinois,2024(voted forKamalaD. Harris andTimWalz).Protestant.Africanancestry.As a Black Panther, spent six months inprisonon aweaponscharge.Still living as of 2024. | | Rush, C. W. — of Commerce,HuntCounty, Tex.Postmaster atCommerce,Tex., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Carleton K. — of Romulus,WayneCounty, Mich.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1969; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Rush, Carolyn — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Rush, Carolyn — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,1992;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Rush, Connally T. — of Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.Republican. Postmaster atAbingdon,Va., 1924-33 (acting, 1924).Burial location unknown. | | Rush, D. M. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 16th District, 1922.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Dorothy M. — Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 38th District, 1978.Female.Still living as of 1978. | | Rush, E. R. — ofMartinsville,Va.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Rush, Erwin E. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 2nd District, 1990.Still living as of 1990. | | Rush, Francis J. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Rush, Frank W. — of Millinocket,PenobscotCounty, Maine.Elected (Wet)delegateto Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from PenobscotCounty 1933, but did not serve.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Fred H. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rush, G. N. — ofMaconCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Macon County,1876-78.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, George H. — of Ellenville,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Delegateto New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Gustav — Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector forWashington,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, J. H. — of Lumber City,TelfairCounty, Ga.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1932(alternate),1940(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).Burial location unknown. | | Rush, James — of Gardena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Mayorof Gardena, Calif., 1953-54.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Jennie — of Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1956.Female.Still living as of 1956. | | Rush, John — of Barnard,NodawayCounty, Mo.Democrat.Chair ofNodaway County Democratic Party, 1939.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Jonathan — of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Mayorof Allegheny, Pa., 1849.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Joseph J. — of Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.Mayorof Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1955.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Kelly — Libertarian. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 30th District, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Rush, Kenneth (1910-1994) — Born in1910.U.S. Ambassador toGermany, 1969-72;France, 1974-77.Died in1994(ageabout84 years).Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Larry N. — also known asNick Rush — of Christiansburg,MontgomeryCounty, Va.Republican. ElectedVirginiastate house of delegates 7th District 2011.Still living as of 2011. | | Rush, Maxwell G. — of Southern Pines,MooreCounty, N.C.Republican. Acting postmaster atSouthernPines, N.C., 1957-61.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Rush, NickSeeLarry N. Rush | | Rush, Paul — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTexas,1988.Still living as of 1988. | | Rush, Peter — of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.Democrat. Postmaster atShreveport,La., 1853.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Richard (1780-1859) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August29, 1780.Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1811;U.S.Attorney General, 1814-17; U.S. Minister toGreat Britain, 1817-25;France, 1847-49; received one electoral vote forVice-President,1820;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1825-29; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1828.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 30,1859 (age78 years, 335days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Rush, Thomas A. — of Columbus,BartholomewCounty, Ind.Democrat. Postmaster atColumbus,Ind., 1893-97.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Thomas E. — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.U.S.Surveyor of Customs at New York, N.Y., New York, 1917.Burial location unknown. | | Rush, Tony — Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Rush, W. C. — of Florence,FlorenceCounty, S.C.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1916.Burial location unknown.  | Rush, Walter J. — of Neillsville,ClarkCounty, Wis.Born in Waterford,RacineCounty, Wis.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;ClarkCounty District Attorney, 1911-18; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wisconsin,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); member ofWisconsinstate senate 24th District, 1929-40.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
| | Rush, William — of near Baltimore,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Republican. Candidate forMarylandstate senate 8th District, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Rush, William E. — of Auburn,DeKalbCounty, Ind.Republican. Postmaster atAuburn,Ind., 1867-69.Burial location unknown.
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