Sheila Russell

Sheila Russell
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
In office
1996–1997
Preceded byKenneth Reeves
Succeeded byFrancis Duehay
Personal details
Born(1935-09-29)September 29, 1935
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 12, 2022(2022-12-12) (aged 87)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
SpouseLeonard J. Russell
Children5

Sheila Doyle Russell (September 29, 1935 – December 12, 2022) was an American politician who served as the 66th mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was a 14-year member of the Cambridge City Council. She retired in 1999.[1][2] Russell and fellow mayor and councilman Francis Duehay were called “basically … the heart and soul” of the City Council.[3] Her husband was himself former Cambridge mayor Leonard J. Russell. [4]

The West Cambridge Youth Center at 680 Huron Avenue in Cambridge is named after her as the "Mayor Sheila Doyle Russell Youth and Community Center."[5]

  1. ^ Hawkins, Kyle D. (May 3, 1999). "Sheila Russell To Leave City Council Position". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ "'It's My Turn'". The Harvard Crimson. March 4, 1996. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ Levy, Marc (November 21, 2020). "Former mayor Duehay passes; compromiser served 36 years in Cambridge political roles". Cambridge Day. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ "'Sheila Russell, former mayor of Cambridge, dies at 87'". Boston Globe. December 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "'Russell Youth Center'". City of Cambridge, Massachusetts.