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About George Rust
George Rust was Virginia plantation owner, soldier and politician. During the War of 1812, Rust helped defend Baltimore, Maryland, and rose to become a general in the Virginia militia, as well as the civilian superintendent of the arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
Everything about George Rust →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 4, 1788
- Died
- September 18, 1857