Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1867 | 25 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Allegheny
Paymaster Russell Errett (R25) Allegheny County, 1868-1869
Early Life:
Paymaster Russell Errett, born November 10, 1817, New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York; son of Henry and Sophia Kemmish Errett; moved, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1829; engaged, newspaper work; elected, comptroller, Pittsburgh, 1860; served, clerk, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1860-1861; appointed, paymaster, United States Army, Civil War 1861-1866; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1868-1869; appointed, assessor, internal revenue, 1869-1873; served, clerk, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1872-1876; elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, 1877-1883, unsuccessful candidate for reelection, 1882; presidential appointed, President Chester A. Arthur, United States Pension Agent, Pittsburgh, 1883-1887; died, April 7, 1891, (aged 73) Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interment, Chartiers Cemetery, Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Early Career:
Editor, Pittsburgh Daily Sun, a small penny journal; Washington Patriot, an anti-slavery weekly of Washington, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh Gazette.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Appointed, paymaster, United States Army, Civil War 1861-1866
Elected, comptroller, Pittsburgh, 1860.
Served, clerk, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1860-1861.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 25th district, Allegheny County, 1868-1869; committee assignments, Finance, Railroads and Retrenchment and Reform.
Appointed, assessor, internal revenue, 1869-1873.
Served, clerk, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1872-1876.
Continued Government Service/National Politics:
Elected, Republican, United States House of Representatives, Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses, 1877-1883; chairman, Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Forty-seventh Congress; unsuccessful candidate for reelection, 1882.
Appointed, President Chester A. Arthur, United States Pension Agent, Pittsburgh, 1883-1887.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. Senate Members "E" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1868). Smull, J.A., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 276, 280-282.
Russell Errett (1817-1891) - Find a Grave Memorial
After 1 session(s) serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Russell Errett went on to serve in congress