William Russell (Ohio politician)

William Russell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by John Wilson Campbell
Succeeded by Thomas L. Hamer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by William K. Bond
Succeeded by Joseph J. McDowell
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Adams County
In office
1809–1810
Preceded by Daniel Collier
Abraham Shepherd
John Wright
Succeeded by John Wilson Campbell
Abraham Shepherd
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Adams County
In office
1811–1813
Preceded by John Wilson Campbell
Abraham Shepherd
Succeeded by John Wilson Campbell
Abraham Shepherd
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Adams County
In office
1803–1803
Preceded by New district
Succeeded by Daniel Collier
Abraham Shepherd
John Wright
Member of the Ohio Senate from Adams County
In office
1819–1821
Preceded by New district
Succeeded by Thomas Kirker
Personal details
Born 1782
Ireland
Died September 28, 1845
Scioto County, Ohio
Resting place Rushtown Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio
Political party Jacksonian, Whig
Spouse(s) Nancy Wood

William Russell (1782 – September 28, 1845) was a United States Representative from Ohio.

Early life and career

Born in Ireland in 1782, Russell immigrated to the United States and settled in West Union, Ohio. He received a limited schooling and later in life held several local offices. He first served in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1803.

In 1808 Russell married Nancy Wood. They had six sons and one daughter, and eventually settled in Portsmouth, Ohio.[1]

Ohio congressman and senator

Russell was elected in December 1809 to fill a vacancy caused by Ohio Congressman Alexander Campbell's resignation.[2] He served in that same capacity again from 1811 to 1813. Russell held a seat in the Ohio Senate 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.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Nelson W.; Stivers, Emmons B. (1900). "Politics and Political Parties". A History of Adams County, Ohio from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. West Union, Ohio: E. B. Stivers. pp. 303–305. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  2. ↑ Taylor, William A. (1899). Ohio Statesmen and Annals of Progress, from the Year 1788 to the Year 1900, Volume 1. Columbus, Ohio: Westbote. p. 60.

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