John Russ (October 29, 1767 – June 22, 1833) was a

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, Russ completed his preparatory studies and then moved to Hartford, Connecticut where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Russ was elected to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses (March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1823). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1823 and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1823 to the

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. He was elected to the State house of representatives in 1824 and then elected as a judge of the Hartford Probate Court in 1824 and served until 1830. He died in Hartford, aged 65, and was buried in the Old North Cemetery.

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1767 births 1833 deaths People from Ipswich, Massachusetts Politicians from Hartford, Connecticut Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut {{Connecticut-politician-stub