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John Russell (prohibitionist)

American preacher and prohibition advocate (1822–1912)

Summary

American preacher and prohibition advocate (1822–1912)

Field	Value
name	John Russell
image	John Russell (prohibitionist).png
office	1st Chairman of the Prohibition Party
term_start	1867
term_end	1872
predecessor	position established
successor	Simeon B. Chase
birth_date
birth_place	Livingston County, New York, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
party	Prohibition
spouse	Mary Jane Herriman
signature	John Russell signature.png

John Russell (September 20, 1822 – November 3, 1912) was a Methodist preacher who became a leading advocate for prohibition during the 1870s. Russell helped organize the Prohibition Party, was its first National Committee Chairman, and was the party's running mate for James Black in the 1872 United States presidential election. As a journalist, Russell published the Detroit Peninsular Herald as the first prohibition newspaper.

Life

John Russell was born on September 20, 1822, to Jesse Russell and Catherine Russell in Livingston County, New York. In 1869, he made calls for a convention to form a party in favor of alcoholic prohibition and in Chicago, Illinois he was selected as its first national committee chairman. He died on November 4, 1912, in Detroit, Michigan.

References

(November 5, 1912). "Prohibition Leader Found Dead". New York Times.
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=57786 Prohibition Party National Committee - History]
(November 5, 1912). ""Father" John Russell, Prohibition Leader, Dead". The Courier-Journal.

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