Benjamin Rush [1745-1813] American Rank: 106 Scientist, Former In 1797, by appointment of President Adams, Rush was made treasurer of the U.S. Mint, a post he held until his death.
Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush was a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, educator and humanitarian, as well as the founder of Dickinson College.
