Mark Rousseau

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Mark Rousseau was a Human childhood friend of Leonard McCoy. The two met on Earth when Mark was eleven and Leonard was nine. McCoy would later describe him as a man who easily learned everything and excelled at whatever he chose. When Rousseau became a Captain in Starfleet, he appointed Leonard McCoy as his Chief Medical Officer.

Erica Rousseau was his wife, and they had one son named Christopher.

When his ship, the USS Richard Feynman, went to the planet Nova Empyrea, Rousseau had an affair with Elizabeth March. Rousseau later met their daughter, Anna March, in 2275.

In 2255, he took command of the USS Manhattan. One year later, he was on to the USS Hood followed by the USS Lexington in 2261. In 2264, Rousseau retired from Starfleet.

In 2275, Rousseau was the Federation ambassador for Starbase 86 when he was called back to Nova Empyrea to negotiate with the locals. (TOS novel: The Better Man)