Leslie W. Russell
Leslie Wead Russell | |
|---|---|
Denis O'Brien | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1840 Canton, New York |
| Died | February 3, 1903 (aged 62) Flushing, Queens, New York |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | Rev. Samuel Russell (1660–1731) (great-great-great-grandfather) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Leslie Wead Russell (April 15, 1840 – February 3, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life
Russell was the son of Assemblyman
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. He was admitted to the bar in 1861, and commenced practice in Canton, NY. On October 19, 1864, he married Harriet Jane Lawrence (1843–1931), and they had six children two of whom died in infancy.
Russell was a delegate to the
New York state election, 1881
. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law at New York City.
Russell was a delegate to the
New York State Supreme Court
. He resigned from the bench on October 1, 1902.
Russell was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Canton, N.Y.
State Senator Charles H. Russell (1845–1912) was his first cousin. Rev. Samuel Russell (1660–1731) was his great-great-great-grandfather.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Leslie W. Russell (id: R000535)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- TO RUN FOR CONGRESS in NYT on July 30, 1890
- RUSSELL'S CHANCES IMPROVED in NYT on August 16, 1890
- LESLIE W. RUSSELL NOMINATED in NYT on August 14, 1891
- AFTER RUSSELL'S PLACE.; NEW COMPLICATIONS IN THE TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT. in NYT on August 15, 1891
- Leslie W. Russell, Justice of the Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial District in NYT on May 16, 1897
- JUSTICE RUSSELL RESIGNS in NYT on October 3, 1902
- EX-JUSTICE RUSSELL DEAD in NYT on February 4, 1903
- Bio and genealogy transcribed from Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York by William Richard Cutter, at New York Roots
- MEMORIAL OF LESLIE W. RUSSELL Annual Reports and Charter, Constitution, By-laws, Names of Officers, Committees, Members, Etc., Etc., (Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1905), pp 148–150.
