Samuel Lyon Russell (July 30, 1816 – September 27, 1891) was aWhig member of the United States of America (U.S.)House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Born inBedford, Pennsylvania, on July 30, 1816, Samuel L. Russell was the son ofJames McPherson Russell). He attended the common schools and Bedford Academy before graduating fromWashington College inWashington, Pennsylvania, in 1834.
He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1837, and opened his legal practice in Bedford.
An attorney with private practice experience, Russell subsequently served as prosecuting attorney forBedford County, Pennsylvania, during the 1840s.
He was then elected as a Whig to the33rd United States Congress, but was not a candidate for renomination.
After resuming the practice of law in Bedford, he became aRepublican upon the organization of that party in 1856. A member of the state constitutional convention in 1873, he was also a member of the town council and the school board.
Russell died in Bedford on September 27, 1891, and was interred in Bedford Cemetery.
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