Samuel Russell

Samuel Russell
Born(1789-08-25)August 25, 1789
DiedMay 5, 1862(1862-05-05) (aged 72)
Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Known forFounder of Russell & Company
Spouses
  • Mary Cotton Osborne
    (m. 1815; died 1819)
  • Frances Ann Osborne
    (m. 1825)
Children
RelativesWilliam 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.