Jeremiah Russell
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Jeremiah Russell (January 26, 1786 – September 30, 1867) was an American businessman and banker who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1843 to 1845.
Biography
Born in Saugerties, New York, Russell received limited schooling. His father died when Russell was nine years old, and he aided in the support of his family by working on local farms until becoming a clerk in a store in order to learn the retail business.
He served as postmaster in Saugerties, and engaged in several business ventures, including ownership of a general store shipbuilding, real estate, road and turnpike construction, and banking. Russell later transferred most of his business ventures to his sons and concentrated on banking.
Political career
He served Town Supervisor from 1825 to 1828, 1830 to 1833, and 1837 to 1840.[1] He was twice a presidential elector, casting his ballot for Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun in 1828, and for Martin Van Buren and Richard Mentor Johnson in 1836.[2] Russell was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1842.[3]
Congress
Russell was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress, and afterwards resumed his banking and business interests.
Death and burial
Russell died in Saugerties on September 30, 1867,[4] and was interred in Mountain View Cemetery.[5]
Family
Russell was married twice. In 1806 he married Elizabeth Moose (1788-1846). In 1847 he married Christina Crawford (1801-1883).[6]
With his first wife Russell was the father of eight children, including William Fiero Russell, who also served in Congress.[7]
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External links
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- 1786 births
- 1867 deaths
- People from Saugerties, New York
- Businesspeople from New York (state)
- New York (state) postmasters
- Town supervisors in New York (state)
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives