The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-18
EX-GOVERNOR RUSSELL.
Passed Away at His Home in
Brunswick County Thursday
A Sketch of His Life.

Wilmington Special, 18th, Charlotte OBJ
server.
Ex-Governor Daniel L. Russell
died this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
at his home in Brunswick county
after an illness of several weeks, .
resulting from a recurrence of ,
the attack which he suffered four
years ago, necessitating an oper-
alton at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
He was 63 years of age and is
survived of the immediate fam
lily only by his wife. The funer-
al will be held from the First
Presbyterian church, this city,
tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock
and the interment will be in the
family burying ground near
Maysville, Onslow county.
Daniel Lindsay Russell was
born at Winnabow, Brunswick
county, August 5th, 1845, and
was, therefore, in the 63d year of
his age. His parents were Dan
lei L. and Carolina Sanders Rus
sell, the mother having died inthe
only sons early infancy. Young
Russell lived on his fathers plan
tation in Brunswick and receiv-
ed his early education under the
private tutelage of his relative,
the late DR.. Benjamin Sanders,
but when only II years of age
entered Bingham School, prepar-
ing there for the University of
North Carolina, where he matri-
culated as freshman at the age
OF Is years. At the University
| the young man remained until
the following year, when he was
forced to abandon his studies on
account of the outbreak of the
civil war. Soon after returning
to his home he organized at his
own expense Company G., of
Brunswick county, and became
its captain.
BEGAN POLITICAL CAREER EAR
LY.
When only 10 years of age he
was elected to the Legislature of
North Carolina from his native
county and served two terms be-
fore attaining his majority.
Following his service in the Leg
islature, he was made the com
missioner of Brunswick and
while engaged there he began
the study Of law under the learn
ed Mauger London. In 1868, when
| but % years, of age, he was made
Judge Of the Superior Court of
this district and served in that
capacity for six years. He was
the youngest man who ever
served on the bench in North
Carolina. Upon the expiration
of his judicial term, he was ell
ected to Congress from this dis
trlct on the ''greenback" ticket,
defeating Col. A. M. Waddell,
the Democratic nominee. He
served two terms in Congress
and later devoted himself to a
lucrative law practice in Will
mlngton, part of the time be-
ing senior member of the firm of
Russell & Richard. In 1894 he
was elected on the fusion ticket
to the governorship of North
Carolina, serving a full term of
four years. Returning to Will
mington he formed co-partner-
ship for the practice of law with
John H. Gore, Jr., ESQ.,, under
the firm name of Russell & Gore
this co-partnership continuing
until the death of Mr.. Gore in
1904.
Since that time he has been en-
gagged in the practice of law, as
soclating with himself Louis
Goodman, Esq.,, under the firm
name OF Russell & Goodman.
The ex-Governor's greatest le-
gal achievement was perhaps the
winning, with other attorneys,
OF the famous South Dakota bond
suit, which is still fresh in the
minds OF the people of the State.
He was seriously i'll when that
celebrated case came up in the
United States Supreme Court
tour years ago and it is said that
his great speech before that dis
tinguished tribunal was made
with a fever of 1O4 degrees upon
him: Without going into the
merits of his position in that
suit, it is said that his speech of
four hours in length was one of
the most able heard by the court
IN many years. Subsequently
: he was compelled to go to Johns
Hopkins Hospital for a difficult
operation and for several DAYS
thereafter his life was despaired
OF. His physical endurance was
the wonder of all about him.
In private life one of the
marked characteristics of Judge
Russell was his absolute and per
: feet loyalty and fidelity to those
! he numbered as his friends. He
was philanthropic in his nature
and no need came to his atten-
ton but that it was promptly
supplied. His positive character
and decisive opinions upon every
question were marked in his ma
ture.
Judge Russell married Miss
johnson, of Brunswick county,
and she alone of the immediate
family survives him. There are
also several half sisters and
brothers, the latter being Messrs