John Russell (New York politician)

John Russell (September 7, 1772 – August 2, 1842) was an American medical doctor, merchant and a United States representative from New York.

Russell was born in Branford in the Connecticut Colony on September 7, 1772.

While in Congress, Russell missed 53 of 393 roll call votes.

[3] After he left Congress, he was a presidential elector on the DeWitt Clinton ticket in 1812.

[1] Russell was married to Elizabeth Williams (1769–1838), daughter of Rensselaer Williams, a Justice of the Peace who was the librarian of the Trenton Library Company and was one of the founders of the Trenton Academy.