Osborne Russell
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| Osborne Russell | |
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Second Executive Committee
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| In office 1844 – 1845 |
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| Preceded by | First Executive Committee |
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| Succeeded by | George Abernethy |
| Constituency | Oregon Country |
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| Born | 1814 Maine |
| Died | 1892 |
Osborne Russell (1814 - 1892) was a mountain man and politician who helped form the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. He was born in Maine.[1]
Russell first came to the Oregon Country in 1834 as a member of Nathaniel J. Wyeth's second expedition.[1] He returned to the country in 1842 with the Elijah White party.[1] He participated in the May 2, 1843 Champoeg Meeting, voting in favor of forming a government.[1] In October of that year he was selected by the First Executive Committee to serve as the supreme judge for the Provisional Government of Oregon and served until May 14, 1844.[2] In 1844, he was elected to the second Executive Committee of the Provisional Government of Oregon.[1] He was allied with the group that planned to create an independent Republic of the Pacific[citation needed] and thus was unsuccessful in his run for governor of the Provisional Government in 1845,[1] losing to George Abernethy.
Russell eventually went to California.[1] In 1914 his book Journal of a Trapper was published posthumously.[1]
[edit] Works
- Russell, Osborne and Aubrey L. Haines. Journal of a Trapper: In the Rocky Mountains Between 1834 and 1843; Comprising a General Description of the Country, Climate, Rivers, Lakes ISBN 1589760522
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| Preceded by First Executive Committee with Alanson Beers David Hill Joseph Gale |
Second Executive Committee Provisional Government of Oregon 1844-1845 with William J. Bailey Peter G. Stewart |
Succeeded by Governor of Provisional Government George Abernethy |
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