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| rdfs:comment | - Thomas Cruse (December 29, 1857 – June 8, 1943) was a United States Army Brigadier General who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 17, 1882, at the Battle of Big Dry Wash, Arizona. An 1879 graduate of West Point, he served in numerous campaigns on the Western Frontier and later in the Philippines. He retired as a Brigadier General in 1918.
- Thomas "Tommy" Cruse (1834-1914) was an Irish-born American miner and business man. After arriving in the United States in 1863, Cruse spent the next few year traveling across the American West unsuccessfully seeking his fortune. In 1867, he arrived in Helena, Montana, where he finally struck it rich at the Drumlummon Mine. After selling the mine to a London company, Cruse continued to invest in Helena, establishing a bank and investing in local ranching, mining, and oil speculation. He also developed a reputation as a philanthropist in Helena. Cruse died of myocarditis in 1914.
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| Occupation | - Miner, banker, businessman
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| abstract | - Thomas "Tommy" Cruse (1834-1914) was an Irish-born American miner and business man. After arriving in the United States in 1863, Cruse spent the next few year traveling across the American West unsuccessfully seeking his fortune. In 1867, he arrived in Helena, Montana, where he finally struck it rich at the Drumlummon Mine. After selling the mine to a London company, Cruse continued to invest in Helena, establishing a bank and investing in local ranching, mining, and oil speculation. He also developed a reputation as a philanthropist in Helena. He married Maggie Carter in March 1886. She died in December ten days after giving birth to their only daughter, Mary Margaret. His daughter predeceased him by one year. Cruse died of myocarditis in 1914.
- Thomas Cruse (December 29, 1857 – June 8, 1943) was a United States Army Brigadier General who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 17, 1882, at the Battle of Big Dry Wash, Arizona. An 1879 graduate of West Point, he served in numerous campaigns on the Western Frontier and later in the Philippines. He retired as a Brigadier General in 1918.
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