William A. Russell (Massachusetts politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William A. Russell (Massachusetts politician)

American politician

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1831

Place of Birth: Wells River, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1899

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Augustus Russell (April 22, 1831 – January 10, 1899) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Russell was born in Wells River, Vermont.
He pursued an academic course in Franklin, New Hampshire, Russell engaged in the manufacture of paper in Exeter, New Hampshire in 1852.
He moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1852, where he continued in that business.
He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1869. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1868 and 1876, and was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885).
After finishing his time in office, he redevoted his time to the manufacture of paper.
Russell donated his Prospect Hill estate in Lawrence to create the current grounds of Lawrence General Hospital.
Russell died in Boston. His interment was in Bellevue Cemetery in Lawrence.