Charles Theodore Russell (November 20, 1815 – January 16, 1896) was a Massachusetts politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Russell was the father of Cambridge Mayor and Massachusetts Governor William E. Russell.[2]
Charles Theodore Russell | |
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| Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office July 31, 1861 – January 1863 | |
| Preceded by | James D. Green |
| Succeeded by | George C. Richardson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1815[1] Princeton, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | January 16, 1896 (aged 80)[2] Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Spouse | Sarah Elizabeth Ballister[2] |
| Children | Charles Theodore Russell, Jr. William E. Russell[1][2] |
| Alma mater | Harvard College[3] |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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- ^ a b c Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol. 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. 5
- ^ a b c d James T. White & Company (1901), The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: being the history of The United States Volume XI, New York, NY: James T. White & Company, p. 182
- ^ "Ivy League Connection".
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