William Russell (Virginia politician)
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William Russell (Virginia politician)
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William Russell was an army officer and a prominent settler of the southwestern region of the Virginia Colony. He led an early attempt to settle the "Kentuckee Territory". He was a justice of Fincastle County, Virginia. During the American Revolutionary War he fought in the Battle of Yorktown. While a representative in the Virginia House of Delegates, Russell was noted for his stance opposing the 1785 State of Franklin petition for admittance into the United States.
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American politician (1735-1793)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Russell_(Virginia_politician)
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2023-12-16T15:33:30Z
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