| William Russell | |
| State1: | Ohio |
| Constituency1: | 5th district |
| Term Start1: | March 4, 1827 |
| Term End1: | March 3, 1833 |
| Preceded1: | John Wilson Campbell |
| Succeeded1: | Thomas L. Hamer |
| Constituency2: | 7th district |
| Term Start2: | March 4, 1841 |
| Term End2: | March 3, 1843 |
| Preceded2: | William K. Bond |
| Succeeded2: | Joseph J. McDowell |
| Office3: | Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Adams County |
| Term Start3: | 1809 |
| Term End3: | 1810 |
| Preceded3: | Daniel Collier Abraham Shepherd John Wright |
| Succeeded3: | John Wilson Campbell Abraham Shepherd |
| Office4: | Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Adams County |
| Term Start4: | 1811 |
| Term End4: | 1813 |
| Preceded4: | John Wilson Campbell Abraham Shepherd |
| Succeeded4: | John Wilson Campbell Abraham Shepherd |
| Office5: | Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Adams County |
| Term Start5: | 1803 |
| Term End5: | 1803 |
| Preceded5: | New district |
| Succeeded5: | Daniel Collier Abraham Shepherd John Wright |
| Office6: | Member of the Ohio Senate from Adams County |
| Term Start6: | 1819 |
| Term End6: | 1821 |
| Preceded6: | New district |
| Succeeded6: | Thomas Kirker |
| Party: | Jacksonian, Whig |
| Birth Date: | 1782 |
| Birth Place: | Kingdom of Ireland |
| Death Place: | Scioto County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Rushtown Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio |
| Spouse: | Nancy Wood |
William Russell (1782September 28, 1845) was a United States Representative from Ohio.
Born in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1782, Russell immigrated to the United States and settled in West Union, Ohio. He received a limited schooling and later in life held several local offices. He first served in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1803.
In 1808 Russell married Nancy Wood. They had six sons and one daughter, and eventually settled in Portsmouth, Ohio.[1]
Russell was elected in December 1809 to fill a vacancy caused by Ohio Congressman Alexander Campbell's resignation.[2] He served in that same capacity again from 1811 to 1813. Russell held a seat in the Ohio Senate from 1819 to 1821.
Russell was elected (as a Jacksonian) to the Twentieth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833). His reelection bid for the Twenty-third Congress in 1832 was unsuccessful.
Russell was elected (as a Whig) to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He did not run for reelection in 1842.
Russell retired to his farm along the Little Scioto River, where he died September 28, 1845. He was interred in the old section of Rushtown Cemetery, in Rushtown, Ohio.