Hezekiah Stone Russell | |
Office: | 6th Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
Term Start: | 1900 |
Term End: | 1901 |
Predecessor: | Allen H. Bagg |
Office2: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Berkshire District |
Term Start2: | 1907 |
Term End2: | 1907 |
Office3: | Member of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts City Council |
Term Start3: | 1897 |
Term End3: | 1898 |
Office4: | Member of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Board of Public Works |
Term Start4: | 1892 |
Term End4: | 1895 |
Term Start5: | 1887 |
Term End5: | 1888 |
Birth Date: | December 7, 1835 |
Death Date: | May 12, 1914 (aged 78) |
Alma Mater: | Mount Pleasant Academy, Amherst, Massachusetts; 1852 |
Profession: | Boilermaking plant operator. |
Hezekiah Stone Russell (December 7, 1835May 12, 1914) was an American businessman and politician who served as the sixth Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Russell graduated from Mount Pleasant Academy in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1852.
From 1865 to 1902 Russell operated a Boilermaking plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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.
On December 5, 1899, Russell was elected Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts by a small majority over S. A. Bailey. Russell served as Mayor of Pittsfield, from 1900 to 1901.
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. Russell served on the Committee on Roads and Bridges in the House of 1907.
Russell died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on May 12, 1914.