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RUSSELL, Henry Benajah, journalist and au- thor, was born at Russell. Mass., March 9, 1859 ; son of Edwin Armstrong and Sarah Louise (Tinker) Russell ; grandson of Abel and Emeline (Loomis), and of David Parks and Mary Elizabeth (Hamilton) Tinker ; greats-grandson of William Russell, who came from England to New Haven, Conn., before 1700; and a descendant of Joseph Loomis, Windsor, Conn., 1639; Thomas Tinker, Maijjloicer passenger, 1G'20, and John Hamilton, Sudbury, Mass., an original settler of Bradford. He was graduated from the Connecticut Literary institute. Suflield, Conn.. 1877 ; from Amherst, 1881; was a reporter on the Springfield, Mass., Republican, 1881-83, and editor of the Meriden, Conn., Press- Recorder, 1882-84. He was married, Sept. 25, 1885, to Louisa Annette, daughter of Silas W. Clark of Suflield, Conn. He was a special writer on the New York Sun, 1884-88 ; editorial writer on the Providence Journal, 1888-90, and associate editor of the Hartford Post, 1890- 97. He is the author of : Life of William Mc- Kinley (1896); International Monetary Confer- ences (1898); Illustrated History of Our War with Spain (1899), and of contributions to various periodicals.

RUSSELL, Isaac Franklin, jurist, was born in Hamden, Conn., Aug. 25, 1857 ; son of the Rev. William Henry and Susan Voorhies (Hiller) Rus- sell. His father was for fifty years a Methodist preacher in the New York East conference. He prepared for college at Southold academy, L.I., N.Y.; was graduated from New York university with highest honors. A.B., 1875, LL.B., 1877, and A.M., 1878; and from Yale, LL.M., 1879, and D.C.L., 1880. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 ; •was lecturer on Roman law at New York univer- sity, 1880-81, and in 1881 became professor of law and political science there, being also engaged in tlie active practice of law. He was married in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 8, 1886, to Ruth, daughter of Walter M. Ferriss of Bay Ridge, Long Island, N.Y. He was lecturer to the women's law class in the university, 1892-1902 ; a member of the Brooklyn institute, the Long Island Historical society, the American Geographical society, and an occasional preacher in Methodist, Congre- gational and Reformed churches in New York and Brooklyn. Dickinson college conferred upon him the honorary degree of LL.D. in 1893. His works include : Lectures on Law for Women (1892); Outline Study of Law (3 vols., 1894, 1895, 1900), and contributions to the Methodist Re- view (1896-97); Yale Law Review (1897); The American Lawyer (1898); Albany Law Journal (1899); Laio Nutes {\'M){)).

RUSSELL, Israel Cook, geologist, was born in Garrattsville, N.Y., Dec. 10, 1852; son of Barnabas and Louisa Sherman (Cook) Russell ;

grandson of Joseph and Rachel (Leggett) Russell and of Israel and Edith (Sherman) Cook, and a des- cendant of Ralph Russell, who emigrated to Massa- chusetts from Monmouthshire, England, 1650, and established the first iron works in America at Taunton, Mass., in 1652; and of Joseph Rus- sell, the founder of New Bedford, Mass. He was graduated from the University of the City of New York, B.S. and C.E., 1872; M.S., 1875 ; received later the degree LL.D., and attended the Columbia School of Mines, 1872-74. lie was photographer of the United States expedition to Queenstown, New Zealand, to observe the transit of Venus, 1874-75 ; assistant in geology, School of Mines, Columbia college, 1875-77 ; assistant geologist with Professor J. J. Stevenson, 1878 ; assistant geologist, 1879, and geologist of the U.S. geolo- gical survey, 1880-92; in 1889 ascended the Yukon river, and in 1890 led an exploring expe- dition to Mount St. Elias, Alaska, renewing the attempt to climb the mountaiji tlie next summer. In 1892 he became professor of geology at the University of Michigan. He was married, Nov. 27, 188G, to Julia Augusta, daughter of John Dwight and Susan (Ilathorne) Olmsted. He was- sent to Marti nic^ue and St. Vincent in May, 1903, by the National Geographic society to make a study of the volcanic eruptions of that month. He was elected a member or fellow of numerous scientific societies, and is the author of many geological treatises and other scientific articles published in periodicals, and of Lake Lahontan (1885) ; The Neicark System (1893); Lakes of North America (1895); Glaciers of North America (1897); Volcanoes of North America (1897); Rivers of North America (1898); A View of the World in 1900 (1900); North America (1903).

RUSSELL, James Earl, educator, was boni' at Hamden, Dclauaie county, N.Y., July 1, 1864; son of Charles and baraii (McFarlaue) Russell,, and grandson of James Russell, a native of Scot- land. He was graduated from Cornell in 1887 ; taught in Hill school, Pottstovvn, Pa., 1887-89; and on June 19, 1889, was married to Agnes, daughter of William Fletcher of Delhi. He was- principal of Cascadilla school, Ithaca, N.Y., 1890-93, and was European commissioner of th3 regents of the University of the State of New York, and also European agent of the Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C., 1893-95. At the same time he studied at the Universities of Jena, Leipzig and Berlin, and received the degree of PIi.D. from Leipzig in 1895. He was professor of philosophy and pedagogy, University of Colo- rado, 1895-97 ; and in 1897 became professor of the history of education in Teachers' college. Columbia university, being appointed also dean of Teachers' college in January, 1898. His pub- lished writings include ; TJie Extension of Uni-