Background
He was the son of Thomas Victor Russell (1817–1893) and Lucia Lavilla (Conkey) Russell.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of Thomas Victor Russell (1817–1893) and Lucia Lavilla (Conkey) Russell.
He attended Canton Academy and Saint Lawrence University. Then he studied law in Philadelphia, was admitted to the bar 1877, and practiced in Brooklyn.
He was a presidential elector in 1900, voting for William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. He died in March 1912, and was buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Review Samuel Russell (1660–1731) was his great-great-great-grandfather.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Company, 9th Doctorate) in 1880 and 1881. He was a member of the New York State Senate (3rd Doctorate) in 1882 and 1883.