John E. Russell

John E. Russell
John E. Russell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Massachusetts's 10th district
	In office; March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	William W. Rice
Succeeded by	Joseph H. Walker
Personal details
Born	January 20, 1834; Greenfield, Massachusetts
Died	October 28, 1903 (aged 69); Leicester, Massachusetts
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

John Edwards Russell (January 20, 1834 – October 28, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, Russell was instructed by private tutors. He returned to Massachusetts and became interested in mail transportation west of the Mississippi River and in steamship lines on the Pacific coast. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

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

Russell was elected as a Democrat 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 Governor of Massachusetts in 1893 and 1894. He served as member of the Deep Waterways Commission. He died in Leicester, Massachusetts, October 28, 1903. He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery.

References

United States Congress. "John E. Russell (id: R000530)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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Party political offices
Preceded by William Russell	Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts 1893, 1894	Succeeded by George F. Williams
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William W. Rice	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Succeeded by Joseph H. Walker