Thomas J. Rusk in Nacogdoches, Texas

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Thomas J. Rusk

Nacogdoches, TX, USA

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(1803-1857) Soldier-statesman of the Republic of Texas. A hero of San Jacinto. Commander in chief of the army 1836. Chief justice of the Supreme Court 1839. President of the Constitutional Convention, 1845. United States Senator, 1846. He called Nacogdoches his home from 1835 to 1857.

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