Nicholas J. Rusch

Nicholas J. Rusch
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office
January 11, 1860  January 19, 1862
GovernorSamuel J. Kirkwood
Preceded byOran Faville
Succeeded byJohn R. Needham
Iowa's Commissioner of Immigration
In office
May 1860-1862
Appointed bySamuel J. Kirkwood
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office
December 1, 1856 - January 8, 1860
Personal details
BornFebruary 16, 1822
Sankt Michaelisdonn, Holstein
DiedSeptember 22, 1864 (aged 42)
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Resting placePine Hill Cemetery (Davenport, Iowa)
41°33′44″N 90°33′21″W / 41.56220°N 90.55580°W / 41.56220; -90.55580
Political partyRepublican
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Kiel
Military service
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of serviceSeptember 28, 1862-September 22, 1864
RankCaptain

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 in the Union Army during the American Civil War.