John Edwards Russell (January 20, 1834 – October 28, 1903) was a

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from

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. Born in

Greenfield, Massachusetts Greenfield is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Greenfield was first settled in 1686. The population was 17,768 at the 2020 census. Greenfield is home to Greenfield Community College, the Pioneer Val ...

, Russell was instructed by private tutors. He returned to Massachusetts and became interested in mail transportation west of the

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and in steamship lines on the

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coast. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Russell was elected

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of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture in 1880. He was reelected five times. Russell was elected as a

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to the Fiftieth (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889). He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892. He was an unsuccessful candidate for

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of Massachusetts in 1893 and 1894. He served as member of the Deep Waterways Commission. He died in

Leicester, Massachusetts Leicester ( ) is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The population was 11,087 at the 2020 United States Census. History What is now Leicester was originally settled by the Nipmuc people and was known by them as ''Towtaid''. On January 27 ...

, October 28, 1903. He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, John Edwards 1834 births 1903 deaths People from Greenfield, Massachusetts Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts 19th-century American politicians