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'''Jonathan Russell''' (1825–1876) was an American merchant who spent most of his life in the Philippines.

'''Jonathan Russell''' (1825–1876) was an American merchant who spent most of his life in the Philippines.

== Early Life ==

== Early life ==

Russell was born in Mendon MA on 10 September 1825, to [[Jonathan Russell]] and his second wife, Lydia Smith Russell. The elder Russell was a prominent early republican statesman, serving as the American Chargé d’Affairs in Paris in 1810, the American Chargé d’Affairs in London 1811{{En dash}}1814, the American Minister Plenipotentiary in Sweden 1814{{En dash}}1818, and a Member of Congress 1821{{En dash}}1825.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Bartlett |first=John Russell |title=Genealogy of That Branch of the Russell Family which Comprises the Descendants of John Russell of Woburn, Massachusetts, 1640—1878 |date=1879 |location=Providence, RI |pages=50-52}}</ref>

Russell was born in Mendon MA on 10 September 1825, to [[Jonathan Russell]] and his second wife, Lydia Smith Russell. The elder Russell was a prominent early republican statesman, serving as the American Chargé d’Affairs in Paris in 1810, the American Chargé d’Affairs in London 1811{{En dash}}1814, the American Minister Plenipotentiary in Sweden 1814{{En dash}}1818, and a Member of Congress 1821{{En dash}}1825.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Bartlett |first=John Russell |title=Genealogy of That Branch of the Russell Family which Comprises the Descendants of John Russell of Woburn, Massachusetts, 1640—1878 |date=1879 |location=Providence, RI |pages=50-52}}</ref>