returned to his business interests and resided in Boston. In November 1898 he was one of two founders of the International Paper Company and he served as its first president. Russell had been in poor health for the last year of his life. He died at of a stroke at his home in Boston on January 10, 1899. Russell was buried at Bellevue Cemetery in Lawrence. Family In February 1859, Russell married Elizabeth Haven Hall (1837–1866) in Bedford, Massachusetts. They were the parents of three children - Mary, Frances, and Grace. In 1872 he married Frances Spofford Hall (1843–1925), the sister of his first wife. They were the parents of three children - William, Elizabeth, and Richard. Legacy Russell donated his Prospect Hill estate in Lawrence to the creation of a hospital. The site became the grounds of Lawrence General Hospital. References Sources Newspapers Books External links William Augustus Russell at The Political Graveyard 1831 births 1899 deaths People from Newbury, Vermont Politicians from Lawrence, Massachusetts Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Papermakers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts 19th-century American politicians