. . . "Mary Frances \"Polly\" Cleveland Rusk"@en . . . . "ThomasJeffersonRusk.jpg"@en . "Democrat"@en . . . "Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas"@en . "1803-12-05"^^ . . . . . . . "1"^^ . . . . . "Politician, Lawyer, Judge"@en . . . . . ""@en . . "--02-21"^^ . "--02-21"^^ . "Thomas Jefferson Rusk (December 5, 1803July 29, 1857) was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a U.S. politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide. He served as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1857."@en . "200"^^ . "Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S."@en . . . . . . . ""@en . . "--10-22"^^ . "fru16"@en . "Member of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives from Nacogdoches County"@en . . . . "Thomas Jefferson Rusk (December 5, 1803July 29, 1857) was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a U.S. politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide. He served as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1857."@en . "Thomas Jefferson Rusk"@en . . "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas"@en . "Texas"@en . "1857-07-29"^^ . "--12-13"^^ . . . "1838"^^ . "--03-17"^^ . . . . . . "Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S."@en . . "United States Senator"@en . . . "--03-14"^^ . "Thomas Jefferson Rusk"@en . . . "1837"^^ .