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  Russell, Daniel L.
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NameDaniel L. Russell
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Winnabow, North Carolina , United States
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Born August 07, 1845
DiedMay 14, 1908 (62 years)
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Aug 08, 2020 07:14am
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InfoRUSSELL, Daniel Lindsay, a Representative from North Carolina; born on Winnabow plantation, Brunswick County, near Wilmington, N.C., on August 7, 1845; received his early education from private teachers and attended the Bingham School in Orange County, N.C.; entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but left upon the outbreak of the Civil War; served as a captain in the Confederate Army; member of the State house of commons 1864-1866; studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Wilmington, N.C.; judge of the superior courts for the fourth judicial circuit 1868-1874; elected as a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1871; member of the State house of representatives in 1876; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876.

U.S. Representative (R,G-NC) 1879-1881.

Governor (R-NC) 1897-1901

Resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits; died on Belville plantation, near Wilmington, N.C., May 14, 1908; interment in the family burying ground, Hickory Hill, Onslow County, N.C.

Note: The house in which Russell was born and lived much of his life was built using some materials harvested from the ruin of the house of colonial Governor Nathaniel Rice. Rice's house was located approximately two miles from Russell's house.

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