Background
Rugee was born John Christopher Rugee on January 3, 1827 in Lübeck, Germany.
Rugee was born John Christopher Rugee on January 3, 1827 in Lübeck, Germany.
They would have four children. Rugee died of cancer on March 7, 1894 in Redlands, California. He is buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He was also a Presidential Elector for the 1884 United States Presidential Election.
Rugee was a member of the Assembly in 1861.