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See also
George
F. Aherne —
Hattie
Daniels-Rush —
Nimrod
Davis Denson, Jr. —
John
Vernon Denson II —
Edward
Albert Dow —
Edward
Dale Toland |
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Rush, A. B. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rush, Allen F.
(1902-1980) —
of Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich., January
3, 1902.
Son of Lee Rush and Mary (Crissman) Rush.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County
3rd District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 71st District, 1967-68; defeated,
1968.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jessie A. Turner. |
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Rush, Anna May —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1936
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rush, Benjamin
(1746-1813) —
also known as "Father of American
Psychiatry" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Byberry Township (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
4, 1746.
Physician;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War.
Member, American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 19,
1813 (age 67 years, 105
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Rush, Bennie —
of Cantrall, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Rush, Bob —
of Iowa.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1996, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Rush, Bobby Lee (b. 1946) —
also known as Bobby L. Rush —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga., November
23, 1946.
Democrat. Candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1978; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1999.
Protestant.
African
ancestry.
As a Black Panther, spent six months in prison on
a weapons
charge.
Still living as of 2010.
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Rush, Carleton K. —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1969; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Rush, Carolyn —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Rush, Carolyn —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Rush, E. R. —
of Martinsville,
Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Rush, Erwin E. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 2nd District, 1990.
Still living as of 1990.
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Rush, Frank W. —
of Millinocket, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Elected (Wet) delegate to
Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Penobscot County
1933, but did not serve.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rush, Fred H. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Rush, George H. —
of Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rush, J. H. —
of Lumber City, Telfair
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rush, James L. —
of Gardena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Gardena, Calif., 1953-54.
Still living as of 1954.
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Rush, Jennie —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Rush, Jonathan —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Allegheny, Pa., 1849.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rush, Joseph J. —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1955.
Still living as of 1955.
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Rush, Kelly —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 30th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Rush, Kenneth (1910-1994) —
Born in 1910.
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1969-72; France, 1974-77.
Died in 1994
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rush, Larry N. —
also known as Nick Rush —
of Christiansburg, Montgomery
County, Va.
Republican. Elected Virginia
state house of delegates 7th District 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
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| | Rush, Nick
See Larry N. Rush |
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Rush, Paul —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Rush, Richard (1780-1859) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
29, 1780.
Son of Benjamin Rush and Julia (Stockton)
Rush (1759-1848).
Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1811; U.S.
Attorney General, 1814-17; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1817-25; France, 1847-49; received one electoral vote for
Vice-President, 1820;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1825-29; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1828.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 30,
1859 (age 78 years, 335
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Rush, Tony —
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Rush, W. C. —
of Florence, Florence
County, S.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Carolina, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rush, William —
of near Baltimore, Baltimore
County, Md.
Republican. Candidate for Maryland
state senate 8th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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