Harrison, Russell B. (Russell Benjamin), 1854-1936

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The son of President Benjamin Harrison, Harrison was a businessman, politician, and lawyer. A native of Ohio, Harrison moved to Montana in 1878, where he ran the U.S. Assay Office; invested in land, railroads, cattle, and mining enterprises; and bought the HELENA DAILY JOURNAL in 1890. During his father's presidency he was involved in a libel suit brought by John Schuyler Crosby. After serving in the Spanish-American War, he settled in Indianapolis, practiced law, and served in the Indiana House and Senate.

From the description of Collection, 1880-1908 (bulk 1889-1893) (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 33007078
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creatorOf Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918. Papers, 1819-1939. Indiana University
referencedIn Fairbanks mss., 1819-1939 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. Papers, 1853-1940. Indiana Historical Society Library
creatorOf Cleveland, Henry Whitney, b. 1836. Henry Whitney Cleveland papers, 1864-1904. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Ludlow mss., 1898-1948 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Queen City Electric Railway Company. Records, 1892-1893. Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. Pacific Coast tour photographs and ephemera, 1891-1987 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn President Benjamin Harrison's tour to the Pacific Coast : photographs and ephemera, 1891-1987. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Harrison, Russell B. (Russell Benjamin), 1854-1936. Collection, 1880-1908 (bulk 1889-1893) Indiana Historical Society Library
creatorOf Harrison, Caroline Lavinia Scott, 1832-1892. President Benjamin Harrison Home manuscript collections, 1850-1997. President Benjamin Harrison Memorial Home
referencedIn Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. Collection, 1853-1943. Indiana Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Austin & Northwestern Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Cleveland, Henry Whitney, b. 1836. person
associatedWith Crosby, John Schuyler, 1839-1914. person
associatedWith Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918. person
correspondedWith Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. person
associatedWith Ludlow, Louis, 1873-1950 person
associatedWith Power, Thomas C. (Thomas Charles), 1839-1923. person
associatedWith Queen City Electric Railway Company corporateBody
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Birth 1854-08-12

Death 1936-12-13

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