Edward Russell (August 31, 1782 – November 29, 1835) served as

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's Secretary of State and was a brigadier general.

Life and career

Russell was born on August 31, 1782, in

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, to Dr. Edward Russell and Hannah Clark Russell. He served as a justice of the peace and quorum, represented the town of

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, in the general court and was elected as an overseer of

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. Starting in 1815 Russell was commissioned a brigadier general in the militia. He served as director of the U.S. Branch Bank in 1829 and became secretary of state of Maine in 1830 and 1831. Russell also served as corresponding secretary of the

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and in 1833 delivered the centennial address of the settlement of North Yarmouth.

Death

Russell died in North Yarmouth on November 29, 1835.

References

External links

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, published in 1873
1782 births 1835 deaths Politicians from Portland, Maine Secretaries of State of Maine People from North Yarmouth, Maine Bowdoin College people 19th-century American politicians {{Maine-politician-stub