 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaBenjamin Edward RUSSELL
(1845-1909)
RUSSELL, Benjamin Edward,
(cousin of Rienzi Melville Johnston), a Representative from
Georgia; born in Monticello, Jefferson County, Fla., on October 5,
1845; moved with his parents to Decatur County, Ga., in 1854;
attended the common schools; entered the Confederate Army as a
drummer boy in the First Georgia Regiment; upon the disbanding of
this regiment he immediately enlisted in the Eighth Florida
Regiment and continued with it during the last three years of the
war, with the rank of first lieutenant; entered the printing
business; editor of the Bainbridge (Ga.) Democrat; delegate to the
State constitutional convention in 1877; delegate to the Democratic
National Convention in 1880; mayor of Bainbridge in 1881 and 1882;
member of the State house of representatives in 1882 and 1883;
postmaster of Bainbridge 1885-1890; elected as a Democrat to the
Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3,
1897); was not a candidate for renomination in 1896; resumed the
publication of the Bainbridge Democrat; died in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., December 4, 1909; interment in Oak City Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
