The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-23

knew that he was dead till morning |
when they thought it was time to wake |
him.
A Boston special says: The most that |
could be learned here was contained in
the following telegram to Mr.. Joseph b. |
Russell, brother of the ex-governor,
signed by Colonel Harry E. Russell
"Will found dead in bed this morning.
Death painless. Probably heart disease.
Start for Boston at once"
The family of Ex-Governor Russell,
including Mrs. Russell and the three
children, William Eustis Jr., Richard
Manning and Margaret, who are spend.
ing the summer in quiet cottage over.
looking the bay at Manchester blythe
Sea, were in ignorance of the Cloud OF
sadness overhanging them until tele.
gram from Colonel II. E. Russell was
received, announcing the death of Mr..
Russell. Apparently daZed at first Mrs.
Russell, as the significance of the sad
news grew upon her, seemed to he bear
ing up well. Ex Governor Russell's
brother, Joseph B., arrived about an
hour later and was Immediately closeted
with the widow and children.
Profound grief at the news is ex.
pressed on every side here, where the
ex ex.governor was one of the most popu.
lar and active of the many summer res.
idents
Mr.. Russell left his family here on
Monday for his pleasure trip to Quebec,
accompanied by his brother, Colonel II.
| Il. RUSSELL and Francis Peabody, Jr.
At that time he was apparently in per.
| feet physical condition, excepting that
he was somewhat fatigued after his ac.
tive and onerons work at the Chicago
convention.
| Mrs. Russell, the mother of the dead
statesman, is at Crawford's s Notch in the
White Mountains and Mrs. Russell's
mother is at her homo in Cambridge.
William Eustis Russell was born in
Cambridge, Mass, on Jan. 6, 1857,
within the shadow of the university
from which he was graduated in 1877
He received his early training in the
public schools of Cambridge, in which
he prepared for Harvard college, enter.
ing that institution in n.-lS73.------,---a--.---
After his graduation he was admitted
to the Suffolk bar in the April term of
| $780, and Immediately commenced bust
ness as a member of the law firm of @.
II and r. II. Russell, having the same
association today with offices on State
street. Mr. Russell's political affilia-
tions have always been Democratic. In
| 1901 ne DeCdlne CluuluuUe anu WHS
elected member of the Cambridge
common council and two years later be-
came member of the upper branch of
the city government. In 1886 Mr.. Rus
sell was elected mayor of Cambridge by
q large majority. He held the reins of
government in the mayors chair for
three terms.
Mr.. Russell was married to Miss Mar
garet Swan, daughter of the late Rev.
Joshua Swan, formerly of Cambridge
on June 3, 1885 They had three chill.
dren, two sons and one daughter.
In 1883 he was nominated for gov
ernor and while he was defeated by
Governor Ames, he polled nearly ,00C
votes more than were cast for Mr..
Cleveland for president.
He worked incessantly, making the
tariff and M. Cleveland's record the
leading topics of his speeches. He was
nominated again in 1889, and was elect
ed over Mr.. Brackett by a plurality oi
5000.
In 1891 he was successful over Chas
II, Allen of Lowell by plurality ot
1900.
In 1892, the presidential year, he de
feated William II. Halle by plurality
of 1900 votes, while Benjamin Har
| rison carried the state by plurality o.
10000. He retired from office at tn,
: end of his third term and resumed thu
) practice of law.