John W. Russell (politician)

John W. Russell
John W. Russell
Member of the New York Senate; from the 19th district
	In office; January 1, 1903 – December 31, 1904
Preceded by	Samuel S. Slater
Succeeded by	Alfred R. Page
Personal details
Born	1874 or 1875
Died	March 26, 1930 (aged 55); Goshen, New York
Political party	Democratic

John W. Russell (1874/1875–March 26, 1930) was an American politician from New York. Russell was a member of the New York State Senate (19th D.) from 1903 to 1904, sitting in the 126th and 127th New York State Legislatures.^[2]

References

^ "J.W. Russell Dead; A Former Senator". New York Times. Vol. LXXIX, no. 26360. The New York Times Company. March 27, 1930. p. 24. Retrieved January 29, 2023 – via ProQuest.
^ Fitch, Charles Elliott, ed. (1911). "State Senators from 1883–1911" [1903–1904 Section]. Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes - in four volumes. Vol. IV. New York and Buffalo: Hurd Publishing Company. p. 365. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Google Books and the Internet Archive.

Leads and possible sources

Declines renomination on October 4, 1904: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/10/05/120272107.pdf
Introduces bill to create Board of Railroad Commissioners of the City of New York:
Shepard, Edward M.; (February 10, 1903) CITY RAILROAD BOARD; Senator Russell's Bill for Appointment of three Commissioners. Powers of Rapid Transit Commissioners Not to be Abridged New York Times, p. 16 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/02/10/101306978.html

"CITY RAILROAD BOARD: SENATOR RUSSELL'S BILL FOR APPOINTMENT OF THREE COMMISSIONERS. POWERS OF RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSIONERS NOT TO BE ABRIDGED -- EDWARD M. SHEPARD'S OPINION." New York Times (1857-1922), Feb 10, 1903, pp. 16. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/city-railroad-board/docview/96338343/se-2.
Railroad Car Heating Bill:
"COLD CAR" BILL INTRODUCED." (1904, Jan 07). New York Times, p. 1. https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/cold-car-bill-introduced/docview/96458928/se-2

Special to The New York Times. (1904, Feb 19). BLACK HORSE TO THE RESCUE.: RAILROADS TRYING HARD TO BEAT THE COLD CAR BILL IN THE ASSEMBLY. New York Times, p. 3. https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/black-horse-rescue/docview/96399522/se-2
Municipal Court Expansion Bill
MUNICIPAL COURT BILL: JUSTICES NOT IN FAVOR OF SENATOR RUSSELL'S MEASURE. ARGUMENTS OF SAMUEL H. WANDELL, WHO ORIGINATED PLAN FOR SIXTEEN NEW APPOINTMENTS. (1903, Feb 09). New York Times. p. 11 https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/municipal-court-bill/docview/96334502/se-2

[NYT_obit-1] "J.W. Russell Dead; A Former Senator". New York Times. Vol. LXXIX, no. 26360. The New York Times Company. March 27, 1930. p. 24. Retrieved January 29, 2023 – via ProQuest.

[OfficialNY-2] Fitch, Charles Elliott, ed. (1911). "State Senators from 1883–1911" [1903–1904 Section]. Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes - in four volumes. Vol. IV. New York and Buffalo: Hurd Publishing Company. p. 365. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Google Books and the Internet Archive.

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