William Russell (Kentucky)
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William Russell (March 6, 1758–July 3, 1825) was an American soldier, pioneer, and politician from Fayette County, Kentucky. He served in the Virginia state House of Representatives in 1790 and 1791 and in the Kentucky house in 1792, 1796-1780, 1802, and 1823. He fought as a captain of the Virginia militia in the Revolutionary War, as a colonel of Kentucky militia in the Northwest Indian War, and was a colonel in the U.S. 7th Infantry Regiment during the War of 1812, taking part in the Peoria War. His father, also named William Russell, was a colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Russell County and Russellville in Kentucky are named for him.
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