Edward Russell (Maine)

Edward Russell (Maine)

Edward Russell (1782-1835) served as Maine's Secretary of State and was a brigadier general.

Edward Russell was born on August 31, 1782 in Portland, Maine to Dr. Edward Russell and Hannah Clark Russell. He served as a justice of the peace and quorum, represented the town of North Yarmouth, Maine in the general court and was elected as an overseer of Bowdoin College. Starting in 1815 Russell was commissioned a brigadier general in the militia. He served as director of the U.S. Branch Bank in 1829 and became secretary of state of Maine in 1830 and 1831. Russell also served as corresponding secretary of the Maine Historical Society and in 1833 delivered the centennial addression of the settlement of North Yarmouth. Russell died in North Yarmouth on November 29, 1835.

References and external links

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=7oYqubHe9XQC&pg=PA290&dq=maine+%22secretary+of+state%22+maine+%22edward+russell%22+general The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Published in 1873]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Edward Russell — may refer to:* Charles Edward Russell (1860 ndash;1941), American journalist, author, and activist * E. John Russell (1872 ndash;1965), British agriculturalist * Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1653 ndash;1727), First Lord of the Admiralty… …   Wikipedia

  • Maine House of Representatives — Maine State Legislature Type Type …   Wikipedia

  • Edward John Gurney — (* 12. Januar 1914 in Portland, Maine; † 14. Mai 1996 in Winter Park, Florida) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Gurney besuchte das Colby College in Waterville, Maine und studierte nach seinem Abschluss 1935 an der Law School der Harvard… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Edward Elgar — Naissance 2 juin 1857 Broadheath …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Maine Legislature — Type Type Bicameral Houses Senate …   Wikipedia

  • Edward Perry Warren — (January 8, 1860 – December 28, 1928), known as Ned Warren, was an American art collector and the author of works proposing an idealized view of homosexual relationships. Contents 1 Biography 2 Select works 3 See also 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Maine Public Broadcasting Network — statewide Maine Branding MPBN Slogan More to Explore …   Wikipedia

  • Russell Kirk — (19 October 1918 ndash; 29 April1994) was an American political theorist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and fiction author known for his influence on 20th century American conservatism. His 1953 book, The Conservative Mind , gave… …   Wikipedia

  • North Yarmouth, Maine — For other places with the same name, see Yarmouth (disambiguation). North Yarmouth, Maine   Town   …   Wikipedia

  • Russell J. York — (August 5, 1921 – July 22, 2006) [http://www.legacy.com/mainetoday morningsentinel/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory PersonID=18695528] a native of Waterville, Maine served in World War II in 1944 1945 as a combat medic assigned to the 4th Engineer… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”