Background
Russell was born in North Carolina.
Russell was born in North Carolina.
He became a major, and was put in charge of the Indian River Settlement in Saint Lucia County, which broke up following an attack by Seminole Indians in July 1849. Russell was shot in the arm during the attack. He served as county commissioner for Saint Lucie County from 1847 to 1852 and 1853 until Brevard County was broken off from Saint Lucie in 1855.
In 1854, Russell was elected to the Florida House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
Around 1875 Russell built a two-story house in Saint Lucie County. lieutenant is the oldest standing house in the county and is now known as the, part of the Saint Lucie Village Historic District.
lieutenant is located at 2817 North Indian River Drive.