Leslie W. Russell
| Leslie Wead Russell | |
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Judge Leslie W. Russell
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| New York Supreme Court 4th Judicial District | |
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In office 1891–1902 |
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| Succeeded by | John M. Kellogg |
| New York's 22nd congressional district, United States House of Representatives | |
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In office March 4, 1891 – September 11, 1891 |
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| Preceded by | Frederick Lansing |
| Succeeded by | Newton Martin Curtis |
| New York State Attorney General | |
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In office January 1, 1882 – December 31, 1883 |
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| Governor |
Alonzo B. Cornell Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Hamilton Ward, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Denis O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 15, 1840 Canton, New York |
| Died | February 3, 1903 (aged 62) Flushing, Queens, New York |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | Rev. Samuel Russell (1660–1731) (great-great-great-grandfather |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Leslie Wead Russell (April 15, 1840 in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York – February 3, 1903 in Flushing, Queens, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician.
He was the son of Assemblyman John Leslie Russell (1805-1861) and Mary Sybil (Wead) Russell (ca. 1812-1870). He was educated at Canton Academy, and at age 16 began to teach school. Then he studied law at Albany, New York and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was admitted to the bar in 1861, and commenced practice in Canton, NY. On October 19, 1864, he married Harriet Jane Lawrence (1843–1931), and they had six children two of whom died in infancy.
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1867. In 1869, he was elected District Attorney of St. Lawrence County, and County Judge in 1877. He was New York Attorney General from 1882 to 1883, elected at the New York state election, 1881. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law at New York City.
He was a delegate to the 1884 and 1900 Republican National Conventions. He was a member of the 52nd United States Congress and served until September 11, 1891, when he resigned to become a justice of the New York State Supreme Court. He resigned from the bench on October 1, 1902.
He was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Canton, N.Y.
State Senator Charles H. Russell (1845–1912) was his first cousin. Rev. Samuel Russell (1660–1731) was his great-great-great-grandfather.
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