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Russell J. Waters
Portrait byC. M. Bellc. 1899–1901
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's6th district
In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by	Charles A. Barlow
Succeeded by	James McLachlan
Personal details
Born	(1843-06-06)June 6, 1843 Halifax, Vermont
Died	September 25, 1911(1911-09-25) (aged 68) Los Angeles, California
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Political party	Republican

Russell Judson Waters (June 6, 1843 – September 25, 1911) was an American teacher, lawyer, businessman, author and one-termU.S. Representative from California at the turn of the 20th century.

Born inHalifax, Vermont, Waters moved with his parents toFranklin County, Massachusetts, in 1846.He attended the district schools.Learned the machinist's trade inShelburne Falls, Massachusetts.He taught school at Charlemont Center, Massachusetts.He was graduated from Franklin Institute (laterArms Academy),Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, where he later was professor of Latin and mathematics.He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1867.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1868 and practiced in Chicago until 1886.

He moved to California and settled inRedlands in 1886, serving as city attorney of Redlands in 1888. He moved to Los Angeles in 1894. He served as president of the Pasadena Consolidated Gas Co., treasurer of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and vice president of the Citizens' Bank, and was connected with many public institutions.

Waters was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1900.

He resumed banking as president of the Citizens' National Bank, Los Angeles.He served as president of the California Cattle Co.,San Jacinto, California, from 1903 to 1911.He served as president of the San Jacinto Water Co. in 1910 and 1911.

He died in Los Angeles, California, September 25, 1911, and was interred in Hollywood Cemetery.

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• El Estranjero (The stranger): a story a Southern California. Chicago, New York: Rand, McNally & company, 1910.

• United States Congress."Russell J. Waters (id: W000188)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Russell J. Waters atFind a Grave

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