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George Robert Russell

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George Robert Russell (May 5, 1800 – August 5, 1866) was a prominent New England merchant who co-founded and co-owned one of the leading U.S. trading houses in the Philippines, the Sturgis and Russell Company, during the nineteenth century. In addition to his business endeavors, Russell became a lecturer and writer on economics. Later in his life, he emerged as an abolitionist.