William Russell (1782September 28, 1845) was a

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from

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Early life and career

Born in the

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in 1782, Russell immigrated to the United States and settled in

West Union, Ohio West Union is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States, about southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 3,241 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Adams County. West Union is served by West Union High School, the Adams County ...

. He received a limited schooling and later in life held several local offices. He first served in the

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in 1803. In 1808 Russell married Nancy Wood. They had six sons and one daughter, and eventually settled in

Portsmouth, Ohio Portsmouth is a city in and the county seat of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. Located in southern Ohio south of Chillicothe, it lies on the north bank of the Ohio River, across from Kentucky, just east of the mouth of the Scioto River. ...

Ohio congressman and senator

Russell was elected in December 1809 to fill a vacancy caused by Ohio Congressman Alexander Campbell's resignation. He served in that same capacity again from 1811 to 1813. Russell held a seat in the

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from 1819 to 1821.

US House

Russell was elected (as a Jacksonian) to the Twentieth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833). His reelection bid for the Twenty-third Congress in 1832 was unsuccessful. Russell was elected (as a Whig) to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He did not run for reelection in 1842.

Retirement and death

Russell retired to his farm along the Little Scioto River, where he died September 28, 1845. He was interred in the old section of Rushtown Cemetery, in

Rushtown, Ohio Rushtown is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History A post office called Rushtown was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1959. Besides the post office, Rushtown had a station on the Norfo ...

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