Charles Edward Russell

Charles Edward Russell
C.E. Russell, c. 1907
C.E. Russell, c. 1907
Born(1860-09-25)September 25, 1860
Davenport, Iowa
DiedApril 23, 1941(1941-04-23) (aged 80)
Washington, DC
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • writer
  • politician
  • civil rights activist
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize, biography, 1928
RelativesFrederick Russell Burnham (first cousin);
Howard Burnham (first cousin)

Charles Edward Russell (September 25, 1860 – April 23, 1941) was an American journalist, opinion columnist, newspaper editor, and political activist. The author of a number of books of biography and social commentary, he won the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for The American Orchestra and Theodore Thomas.