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John Russell
1st Chairman of the Prohibition Party
In office 1867–1872
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Simeon B. Chase
Personal details
Born	(1822-09-20)September 20, 1822 Livingston County, New York, U.S.
Died	November 3, 1912(1912-11-03) (aged 90) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Prohibition
Spouse	Mary Jane Herriman
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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

1. "Prohibition Leader Found Dead" (PDF). New York Times. November 5, 1912.
2. Prohibition Party National Committee - History
3. Kobler, John (March 22, 1993). Ardent Spirits: The Rise And Fall Of Prohibition. Da Capo Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-306-80512-7.
4. ""Father" John Russell, Prohibition Leader, Dead". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1912. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• John Russell at Find a Grave

• 1822 births
• 1912 deaths
• Activists from New York (state)
• American Methodist clergy
• Journalists from Michigan
• Michigan Prohibitionists
• New York (state) Prohibitionists
• People from Livingston, New York
• Politicians from Detroit
• Prohibition Party (United States) vice presidential nominees
• 19th-century Methodists
• 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people)