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Benjamin Rush (January 4, 1746 [O.S. December 24, 1745] – April 19, 1813) was an American revolutionary, a Founding Father of the United States and signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, educator, and the founder of Dickinson ...
Benjamin Rush (born Jan. 4, 1746 [Dec. 24, 1745, Old Style], Byberry, near Philadelphia—died April 19, 1813, Philadelphia) was an American physician and political leader, a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His encouragement of clinical research and instruction was frequently offset by his insistence upon bloodletting, purging, and other ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Benjamin Rush was an American physician, politician and educator who is best known for his activities during the American Revolution and for signing the Declaration of Independence. Rush studied ...
Benjamin Rush (December 24, 1746 - April 19, 1813) was an outspoken figure of the American Enlightenment who not only served alongside Thomas Jefferson in the Continental Congress but became a crusader for the professional practice of medicine, veterinary science, prison reform, education of women and the abolition of slavery in late 18th and early 19th century America.
Benjamin Rush was born on December 24, 1745, in Byberry, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia to John Rush and Susanna Hall, the fourth of seven children. His father died when he was just six years old. While his mother did the best to take care of her family, young Benjamin was placed under the care of his uncle, Reverend Samuel Finley, to ...
