Nicholas J. Rusch
Nicholas J. Rusch (February 16, 1822 – September 22, 1864) was an American tutor, farmer, member of the Iowa Senate (1858–1860), the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa (1860–1862), Iowa's Commissioner of Immigration, and a Captain (United States), captain in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Nicholas Johann Rusch was born on February 16, 1822, in Sankt Michaelisdonn, Holstein. He attended elementary school at Marne, Germany, Marne, the gymnasium at Meldorf, the Segeberg Seminary and the University of Kiel. He immigrated to the United States in 1847 and while en route he tutored the children in a family. He settled on a farm in Scott County, Iowa near the city of Davenport, Iowa, Davenport. He was part of the first wave of immigrants who settled in the area from Schleswig-Holstein. Rusch soon acquired knowledge of the language, laws, and institutions of his adopted country. He was a member of the Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party and was nominated by ...
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Lieutenant Governor Of Iowa
This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of Iowa. History Prior to 1990, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected in separate elections; since then they have run together on the same ticket. List See also * List of governors of Iowa Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lieutenant Governor Of Iowa Lists of Iowa officeholders Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...