Nicholas J. Rusch

Nicholas J. Rusch
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
In office 1860–1862
Governor	Samuel J. Kirkwood
Preceded by	Oran Faville
Succeeded by	John R. Needham
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office 1858–1860
Personal details
Born	February 16, 1822 Sankt Michaelisdonn, Holstein
Died	September 22, 1864 (aged 42) Vicksburg, Mississippi
Resting place	Pine Hill Cemetery (Davenport, Iowa) 41°33′44″N 90°33′21″W / 41.56220°N 90.55580°W / 41.56220; -90.55580
Political party	Republican
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Kiel

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.