Andrew Russel

Andrew Russel (June 17, 1856 – November 22, 1934) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Russel went to Illinois College. He was in the banking business and was vice president of Ayers National Bank in Jacksonville, Illinois. Russel was a Republican. Russel served as chairman of the Illinois Board of Pardons from 1901 to 1906. Russel then served as Illinois Treasurer from 1907 to 1909 and 1915 to 1917. He then served as Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts from 1917 to 1925.

In 1932 Russel, President of Ayers Bank in Jacksonville, IL was indicted and convicted of violating the National Banking Act; he was sentenced to the federal detention farm in Milan, Michigan for eighteen months where he died at the federal detention farm in 1934.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Notes

↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1923-1924,' Biographical Sketch of Andrew Russel, pg. 46
↑ 'Andrew Russel Dies in Prison Farm Hospital,' Chicago Tribune, November 23, 1934, pg. 1
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Political offices
Preceded by John F. Smulski	Treasurer of Illinois 1909–1911	Succeeded by Edward E. Mitchell
Preceded by William Ryan, Jr.	Treasurer of Illinois 1915–1917	Succeeded by Len Small

Illinois Comptrollers and Auditors of Public Accounts
Auditors of Public Accounts (1818–1973) Berry Stapp Davis Shields Ewing Campbell Dubois Miner Lippincott Needles Swigart Pavey Gore McCullough Brady Russel Nelson Barrett Lueder Cooper Hodge Morey Smith Howlett Illinois Comptrollers (1973–present) Lindberg Bakalis Burris Netsch Didrickson Hynes Topinka Stermer Munger Mendoza

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