the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. In 1938 artist Rainey Bennett painted an oil on canvas mural for the post offices in Rushville titled, Hart Fellows - Builder of Rushville. Notable people Larry Ball, NFL linebacker for the 1972 Miami Dolphins. (Super Bowl VII Champion) Also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions. Graduated from Rushville High School. Ralph Luther Criswell, city council member (Los Angeles, California) William H. Dieterich, US senator Russell R. Dohner, Medical Doctor Francis M. Drake, 16th Governor of Iowa, born in Rushville Wesley Clair Mitchell, economist, born in Rushville William H. Ray, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Edward W. Scripps, newspaper publisher and founder of The E. W. Scripps Company, born in Rushville Ellen Browning Scripps, philanthropist James E. Scripps, publisher Pinkney H. Walker, Chief Justice of Illinois Supreme Court, lived in Rushville References External links Rushville Tourism Cities in Schuyler County, Illinois Cities in Illinois County seats in Illinois 1823 establishments in Illinois