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For other people named David Russell, see David Russell (disambiguation).
David Abel Russell (1780 - November 24, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
He was born in Petersburg, New York and trained as a lawyer and practiced in Salem, New York. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1807. He was District Attorney of the Fourth District from 1813 to 1815. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1816, 1830 and 1833.
He was elected to Congress as an anti-Jacksonian but later became a Whig. He served three terms in Congress from 1835 to 1841.
He died in Salem and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
His sons were David Allen Russell, a Union general killed in action, and William A. Russell.
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[[]]Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
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[[]]Categories:- 1780 births
- 1861 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- People from Washington County, New York
- People from Rensselaer County, New York
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York National Republicans
- New York Whigs
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