Russell & Company
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 Russell & Company    | |
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| Formation | 1824 |
| Founder | Samuel Russell |
| Extinction | 1891 |
| Type | commercial |
Notable people of Russell & Company
- Warren Delano Jr., the grandfather of Franklin Roosevelt (32nd US President) served as the Chief of Operations of Russell and Company in Canton.
- Robert Bennet Forbes (1804–1889) was the head of Russell and Company.
- John Murray Forbes (1813-1898), brother of Robert Bennet Forbes and the great-granduncle of 2004 presidential candidate John Forbes Kerry.
- Abiel Abbot Low, founder of trading company A. A. Low & Brothers, served as a partner.
- William Henry Low, Abiel Abbot Low's uncle, senior partner of the firm.
- William Henry Low, Abiel Abbot Low's brother.
- Augustine Heard, who later founded Augustine Heard & Company, a large trading house in China.
- Russell Sturgis (1805-1887), who later became head of Baring Brothers in London.
- John Cleve Green (1800-1875), benefactor of Princeton University.
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Wirt Walker, Russell and Co, CIA, and 911 | article | 3 September 2010 | Kevin Ryan |
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