David Abel Russell

For other people named David Russell, see David Russell (disambiguation).

David Abel Russell (1780 – November 24, 1861) was a United States Representative from New York.

David Abel Russell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th district
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841
Preceded by	Henry C. Martindale
Succeeded by	Bernard Blair
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Washington County district
In office 30 January 1816 – 17 April 1816
In office 5 January 1830 – 20 April 1830
In office 1 January 1833 – 30 April 1833
Personal details
Born	1780 Petersburg, New York, US
Died	November 24, 1861(1861-11-24) (aged 80–81) Salem, New York, US
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery, Salem
Political party	Anti-Jacksonian, Whig

Russell was born in Petersburg, New York and trained as a lawyer and practiced in Salem, New York. He married on February 14, 1805, in Lansingburgh, New York to Alida Lansing, daughter of Capt. Cornelius Lansing and granddaughter of the founder of Lansingburgh, Abraham Jacob Lansing.^[1]

Russell was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1807. He was District Attorney of the Fourth District from 1813 to 1815, during the War of 1812. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1816, then over a decade later as an Anti-Jacksonian in the 1830 and 1833 sessions.

He was elected to Congress as an Anti-Jacksonian and later became a Whig. He was elected to three consecutive terms (the 24th, 25th and 26th) in Congress, from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1841.

He died in Salem and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Personal life

David Abel Russell married Alida Lansing on Valentine's Day, 1805. She was the fifth of eight children of Capt. Cornelius Lansing and Hester van Der Heyden, who married on March 13, 1773.^[2] Their sons were David Allen Russell, a Union general killed in action, and William A. Russell.

External links

• "David Abel Russell". Find a Grave. Retrieved July 24, 2023.