John Russell (Virginia politician)

John Russell
John Russell
Member of the Virginia Senate; from the 34th district
	In office; January 11, 1984 – January 13, 1988
Preceded by	Abe Brault
Succeeded by	Emilie Miller
Mayor of Fairfax, Virginia
	In office; 1982–1983
Preceded by	Frederick Silverthorne
Succeeded by	George Snyder
	In office; 1970–1974
Preceded by	George Hamill
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Young
Personal details
Born	John Wesley Russell; August 31, 1923; Williamson, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 24, 2012 (aged 89); Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ruth Marie Boyce
Education	Southern Illinois Normal University (AB); University of Illinois (MA, PhD);

John Wesley Russell (August 31, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American Republican politician who served two terms as mayor of Fairfax, Virginia, in the Fairfax City Council and one term in the Virginia Senate.^[1]^[2] He defeated legislative aide Emilie F. Miller to succeed her boss, Senator Abe Brault, in 1983, but he lost the seat in a rematch four years later.

References

^ "John W. Russell". The Washington Post. December 30, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2020 – via Legacy.com.
^ Ross, Victoria (January 8, 2013). "City Mourns Passing of Former Mayor John W. Russell, 89". Connection Newspapers. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

John W. Russell at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007