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Russell Sturgis (1750–1826)
Russell Sturgis (August 27, 1750 – September 7, 1826) was a noted Boston merchant in the China trade. Background Sturgis was the second son of Thomas Sturgis, Jr. (1722-1785), and Sarah Paine, of Barnstable, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Perkins (1756-1843), daughter of James Perkins (d. 1773), on November 11, 1773. Her grandfather was the Boston merchant and fur trader Thomas Handasyd Peck, under whom Sturgis apprenticed at age sixteen. Sturgis then worked as a hatter and furrier. Sturgis served as lieutenant of the Boston regiment of the Massachusetts militia in August and September 1778, and from 1787-1792 served under John Johnston as first lieutenant in Boston. Sturgis's brothers-in-law, James Perkins (1761-1822) and Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1765-1854), were notable China traders. In 1795 Sturgis joined them in ownership of a new ship, the ''Grand Turk'', which was sent to Canton in March 1796. When the Perkins brothers opened a branch office in Canton in 1803, St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Sturgis, 1822, By Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) - Worcester Art Museum - IMG 7693
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