Benjamin Russell (journalist)

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Benjamin Russell (September 13, 1761 – January 4, 1845) was an American journalist, born in Boston.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 Political office 4 Late career 5 References

[edit] Early life

He enlisted in the Revolutionary army, where he rose to the rank of major.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Early career

After the war he began the publication of a semiweekly journal, the Columbian Centinel. This paper he controlled for 40 years and, assisted by Fisher Ames, Timothy Pickering, John Lowell, Stephen Higginson, and George Cabot as contributors, made it one of the most influential organs of the Federalist party.

[edit] Political office

Russell coined the expression "Era of Good Feeling" on the occasion of President Monroe's visit to Boston in 1817.

He was one of the aldermen of Boston, was a representative to the General Court, State Senator for a number of years, was one of the Governor's Council, and in 1820 was a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention.

[edit] Late career

He resigned as editor of the Centinel in 1828, but until 1830 continued to edit the Boston Gazette, which he had established in 1795.

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.