Thomas King Cruson December 10, 1802 – October 16, 1882) was an American pioneer and legislator.

Born in Mason County, Kentucky, he lived in Saint Louis, Missouri. He moved to New Diggings, Michigan Territory in 1825 and then to Platteville, Michigan Territory, in 1829. He enlisted in the militia and took part in the Black Hawk War of 1832. He served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1845, and 1846. Cruson then served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846, as a Whig. In 1850, he moved to California and took part in the California Gold Rush.

Thomas Cruson

He died in Placerville, California in 1882, where he lived with his family.

Thomas Cruson

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People from Mason County, Kentucky

People from Placerville, California

People from Platteville, Wisconsin

People from New Diggings, Wisconsin

American people of the Black Hawk War

People of the California Gold Rush

Wisconsin Whigs

Members of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature

19th-century American politicians

Politicians from St. Louis

Thomas Cruson