Daniel Russell (Massachusetts politician)
Daniel Russell | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts Senate for 6th Middlesex District | |
| In office 1879–1880 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham B. Coffin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Winship |
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| Born | July 10, 1824 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1907 (aged 82) Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Wyoming Cemetery Melrose, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
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Daniel Russell (July 10, 1824 – January 23, 1907) was an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1879 to 1880.
Career
[edit]Russell was born on July 10, 1824, in Providence, Rhode Island. He left school at the age of sixteen to work as a carriage painter. In 1847, he moved to Boston and worked as a clothing salesman. After three years with Edward Locke & Co., Russell moved to Isaac Fenno & Co., where he became a partner in 1861. He retired in 1869 due to poor health, but his health eventually recovered.[1]
In 1852, Russell moved to Melrose, Massachusetts. He was the president of the Melrose Savings Bank and a director of the Malden and Melrose Gas Company. He served on the town's board of selectmen and water loan sinking fund commission.[1] From 1879 to 1880, he represented the 6th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate.[2] He was a delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Russell and his wife, Mary Lynde, had two sons, William C. Russell and Daniel Blake Russell.[3][4] Lynde died in 1899 and afterwards, Russell's niece Sarah Almy was his caretaker.[3][5]
Russell was a charter member of the Hugh de Payens Commandery Knights Templar and was the organist for the Wyoming Lodge of Masons for 35 years.[1][6] He was also a trustee of the Universalist Church.[6]
Death
[edit]Russell died on January 23, 1907, after a brief illness.[1] A funeral with masonic honors was held at his home and he was buried at Wyoming Cemetery.[6] He left his estate to his two sons. Two men claiming to be Daniel Blake Russell, who had disappeared in 1885, appeared following Russell's death, which led to a four-year legal battle over the estate.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Recent Deaths: Hon. Daniel Russell". Boston Evening Transcript. January 24, 1907. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1880", Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – via State Library of Massachusetts
- ^ a b "Hon. Daniel Russell". Manufacturers and Farmers Journal. January 13, 1907. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Longest Trial On Record Nears End". The Telegraph-Herald. February 17, 1913. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Contradicts The Claimant". The Boston Globe. February 5, 1910.
- ^ a b c "Funeral With Masonic Honors". Boston Evening Transcript. January 28, 1907. Retrieved 29 July 2024.