Mayor of Cambridge
Russell served as Mayor of Cambridge for four 1-year terms from 1885–1888, being reelected with no opposition at least twice. While in office, he solicited a sizable donation from philanthropist Frederick Hastings Rindge for Cambridge City Hall, a Manual Training School (now Cambridge Rindge and Latin School), and Cambridge's library. Russell's son, Richard Manning Russell, was later also Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Russell's efficient administration as mayor, particularly in the enforcement of the local-option law, and his effective campaign speeches during the Presidential campaign of 1884 made him a prominent figure in state politics. He twice ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Massachusetts in 1888 and 1889, defeated by Oliver Ames and John Quincy Adams Brackett.
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