Charles H. Russell (Brooklyn)

Charles H. Russell
Member of the New York State Senate
In office
1882–1883
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
1880–1881
Personal details
BornCharles Hazen Russell
(1845-07-11)July 11, 1845
Canton, New York, US
DiedMarch 14, 1912(1912-03-14) (aged 66)
Manhattan, New York, US
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery
PartyRepublican
Spouses
Stella Goodrich
(m. 1878; died 1901)
Annah Ayres Linquist
(m. 1906)
EducationSt. Lawrence University
OccupationLawyer, politician

Charles Hazen Russell (July 11, 1845 – March 14, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Charles H. Russell was born in Canton, New York on July 11, 1845, the son of Thomas Victor Russell (1817–1893) and Lucia Lavilla (Conkey) Russell.[1][2] He attended Canton Academy and St. Lawrence University.[1] Then he studied law in Philadelphia, was admitted to the bar 1877, and practiced in Brooklyn. On January 30, 1878, he married Stella Goodrich (1854–1901).[2] She died on February 12, 1901.[3]

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 9th D.) in 1880 and 1881.[1][4]

He was a member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) in 1882 and 1883.[5]

He was a presidential elector in 1900, voting for William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

In 1906, he remarried to Annah Ayres Linquist.[2]

Russell died at his home in Manhattan on March 14, 1912, and was buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[6]

New York Attorney General Leslie W. Russell (1840–1903) was his first cousin. Rev. Samuel Russell (1660–1731) was his great-great-great-grandfather.[2]

Sources

  1. ^ a b c The Evening Journal Almanac. 1883. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
  2. ^ a b c d Cutter, William Richard (ed.). Genealogical & Family History of Northern, NY. pp. 715, 716. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via New York Roots.
  3. ^ "Obituary Notes; Mrs. Charles H. Russell" (PDF). The New York Times. February 13, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  4. ^ Werner, Edgar Albert, ed. (1884). Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York. Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons & Company. p. 379. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ Werner, Edgar Albert, ed. (1884). Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York. Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons & Company. p. 291. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ "Charles Hazen Russell". The New York Times. March 15, 1912. p. 9. Retrieved January 18, 2026 – via NewspaperArchive.