Benjamin Rush
(1746-1813)
American politician
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Benjamin Rush (January 4, 1746 [O.S. December 24, 1745] – April 19, 1813) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, and educator and the founder of Dickinson College. Rush attended the Continental Congress. His later self-description there was: "He aimed right." He served as Surgeon General of the Continental Army and became a professor of chemistry, medical theory, and clinical practice at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Benjamin Rush 4 January 1746 Byberry, Philadelphia County, American Colonies (now USA)
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19 April 1813 (aged 67) Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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