John Rugee
John Rugee (January 3, 1827 – March 7, 1894) was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Rugee was born John Christopher Rugee on January 3, 1827 in Lübeck. He married Malvina C. Palmer. They had four children. Rugee died of cancer on March 7, 1894, in Redlands, California.[1] He is buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2]
Career
[edit]Rugee was a member of the Assembly in 1861. He was also a Presidential Elector for the 1884 United States Presidential Election. In his professional life, he designed a number of churches, grain elevators, and bridges.[1]
Some of Rugee's buildings include:
- Jasper Humphrey house, 634 S Third Street, Milwaukee, 1868.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Rugee". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ Forest Home Cemetery History and Burials
- ^ "Jasper Humphrey and Captain Henry W. Thompson House". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
 | This article about a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly born in the 1820s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Politicians from Lübeck
- 1827 births
- 1894 deaths
- Deaths from cancer in California
- 19th-century American legislators
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Immigrants to the United States
- 19th-century Wisconsin politicians
- Burials at Forest Home Cemetery
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly,1820s births stubs