Education and Early Career
Russell graduated from Harvard College, the Russell family Alma Mater, in 1877. In 1879, he received his law degree from the Boston University School of Law, where he won the Lawrence prize for the best legal essay. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1880 and began the practice of law with his father's Boston firm, Russell & Russell, of which two of his brothers were also members. He also became an active member of the Democratic Party. He was elected to the common council of Cambridge in 1881, and to the board of aldermen in 1883 and 1884.
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