| John Russell | |
| Office: | 1st Chairman of the Prohibition Party |
| Term Start: | 1867 |
| Term End: | 1872 |
| Predecessor: | position established |
| Successor: | Simeon B. Chase |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1822 |
| Birth Place: | Livingston County, New York, U.S. |
| 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.[1] Russell helped organize the Prohibition Party, was its first National Committee Chairman,[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]