Russell & Company

Boston company sold opium to the Chinese, and imported tea and silk to America
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Leadership & Staff

John Murray Forbes American railroad magnate, merchant, philanthropist and abolitionist
• clerk in the Canton office ('30→?)
Richard Starr Dana Russell & Co.
• General Manager (?→'69)
Joseph Coolidge Russell and Company; married Thomas Jefferson's granddaughter
• clerk (past)
Warren Delano Jr Grandfather of President Franklin D Roosevelt
• Senior Partner ('30→?)
Robert Bennet Forbes Ship captain and merchant
• Position ('17→?)

Owners

Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy III Russell & Company's Canton operation
• Partner ('71→?)
Edward Cunningham Russell & Co.
• Partner (past)
Joseph Coolidge Russell and Company; married Thomas Jefferson's granddaughter
• Partner (past)
Augustine Heard Russell & Co.
• Partner (past)
Paul Sieman Forbes Russell & Co.
• Partner (past)

Board Members

Donata Russell
• Board of Directors
Russell & Company
Updated about 7 years ago

Basic Info

Types Organization, Business, Private Company
Start date 1824
End date 1891
Aliases Russell & Co.

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