Hezekiah S. Russell

Hezekiah Stone Russell (December 7, 1835 – May 12, 1914) was an American businessman and politician who served as the sixth Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Hezekiah Stone Russell[1]
6th
Mayor of
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
In office
1900–1901
Preceded byAllen H. Bagg
Succeeded byKelton B. Miller
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2]
Sixth Berkshire District[3]
In office
1907[3]–1907[2]
Member of the
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
City Council[1]
In office
1897–1898
Member of the
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Board of Public Works[1]
In office
1892–1895
Member of the
Board of Selectmen for the
Town of
Pittsfield, Massachusetts[2]
In office
1887–1888
Personal details
BornDecember 7, 1835[4]
Pittsfield, Massachusetts[1][4]
DiedMay 12, 1914 (aged 78)[1]
Pittsfield, Massachusetts[1]
Political partyRepublican[5]
Alma materMount Pleasant Academy, Amherst, Massachusetts;[4] 1852[1]
ProfessionBoilermaking plant operator.[1]

Education

Russell graduated from Mount Pleasant Academy in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1852.[1]

Business career

From 1865 to 1902 Russell operated a Boilermaking plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.[1]

Public service

Russell was on the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Board of Public Works from 1892 to 1895, the City Council from 1897 to 1898. and Mayor of Pittsfield, from 1900 to 1901.[1]

Mayor of Pittsfield

On December 5, 1899, Russell was elected Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts by a small majority over S. A. Bailey.[5] Russell served as Mayor of Pittsfield, from 1900 to 1901.[1]

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Russell was elected to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for 1907. Russell received 921 votes versus his opponents. Democratic party candidate A. S. Prout received 406 votes, and the Socialist party candidate C. E. Hoff received 39 votes.[6] Russell served on the Committee on Roads and Bridges in the House of 1907.[6]

Death

Russell died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on May 12, 1914.[1]

Notes
  1. "Obituary Notes. Hezekiah Stone Russell", The New York Times, New York, NY, p. 11, May 13, 1914
  2. Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts For The Year 1914, Boston, Ma: Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, June 10, 1914, p. 146
  3. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1907), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1907, Vol. XVI, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 140
  4. Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts For The Year 1914, Boston, Ma: Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, June 10, 1914, p. 145
  5. "New York Times Front Page, No title; byline Pittsfield, Mass., Dec. 5", The New York Times, New York, NY, p. 1, December 6, 1899
  6. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1907), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1909 Vol. XVI, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 141
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