Rush, Benjamin
signer of the declaration of independence, was born Dec. 24, 1745, in Bristol, Pa. He was an earnest advocate of the cause of liberty; was a delegate to the continental congress in 1776 and 1777, and a signer of the declaration of independence.
He was a member of the convention called to ratify the federal constitution, and subsequently held the post of cashier of the United States mint. He took an active part in the society for the Abolition of Slavery, the Philadelphia Bible society, the Philadelphia Medical society, and the American Philosophical society. He was the author of Treatise on Diseases of the Mind; Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical; and Sixteen Introductory Lectures. He died April 19, 1813, in Philadelphia, Pa.