Samuel Russell | |
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Born | Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. | August 25, 1789
Died | May 5, 1862 Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 72)
Known for | Founder of Russell & Company |
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Relatives | William Huntington Russell (cousin) |
Samuel Russell (August 25, 1789 – May 5, 1862), was an American entrepreneur and trader, and founder of Russell & Company, the largest and most important American trading house in China from 1842 to its closing in 1891.