American lawyer, politician and diplomat (1780–1859)
For the director, see Richard Rush (director).
Richard Rush
United States Minister to France
In office July 31, 1847 – October 8, 1849
President
James Polk Zachary Taylor
Preceded by
William King
Succeeded by
William Rives
8th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office March 7, 1825 – March 5, 1829
President
John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
Preceded by
William Crawford
Succeeded by
Samuel Ingham
United States Minister to the United Kingdom
In office February 12, 1818 – April 27, 1825
President
James Monroe John Quincy Adams
Preceded by
John Quincy Adams
Succeeded by
Rufus King
United States Secretary of State
Acting
In office March 10, 1817 – September 22, 1817
President
James Monroe
Preceded by
John Graham (acting)
Succeeded by
John Quincy Adams
8th United States Attorney General
In office February 10, 1814 – November 12, 1817
President
James Madison James Monroe
Preceded by
William Pinkney
Succeeded by
William Wirt
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office January 26, 1811 – December 13, 1811
Governor
Simon Snyder
Preceded by
Joseph Reed
Succeeded by
Jared Ingersoll
Personal details
Born
(1780-08-29)August 29, 1780 Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died
July 30, 1859(1859-07-30) (aged 78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party
Federalist (before 1830) National Republican (1830–1834) Democratic (1834–1859)
Spouse
Catherine Rush
Children
Benjamin Rush Richard H. Rush
Relatives
Benjamin Rush (father) James Rush (brother)
Education
College of New Jersey (BA) (renamed Princeton)
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Richard Rush (August 29, 1780 – July 30, 1859) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 8th United States Attorney General from 1814 to 1817 and the 8th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1825 to 1829. He served as John Quincy Adams's running mate on the National Republican ticket during the 1828 United States presidential election.
He served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 1811 and as Comptroller of the Treasury during the James Madison administration. Rush became one of Madison's closest advisers during the War of 1812 and Madison elevated him to United States Attorney General in 1814. Rush remained in that position after James Monroe took office. He served as the acting Secretary of State briefly in 1817 and negotiated the Rush–Bagot Treaty, which limited naval forces on the Great Lakes.
Rush served as the ambassador to Britain from 1818 to 1825. He negotiated the Treaty of 1818 which set the boundary between the U.S. and Canada and had discussions with George Canning that led to the announcement of the Monroe Doctrine. He served as minister to France from 1847 to 1849. He helped establish and served on the board of regents for the Smithsonian Institution.
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