KENTUCKY: A HISTORY OF THE STATE, by Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 8th ed.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
HON. SAMUEL RUSSELL, banker, lawyer, etc., is a native of Spencer
County, Ky.; was born November 12, 1838, and is a son of Nathaniel and
Margaret (CAIN) Russell, natives of Nelson County. His grandfather,
Samuel Russell, and his maternal grandfather, Mathew CAIN, were of Irish
origin, and came to the United States many years ago. The subject of
this sketch was reared on a farm and educated in Shelby county, under
Professor M. Neal, an accomplished teacher and educator. He came to
Louisville in 1859 and commenced the study of law; was admitted to the
bar in 1860, and practiced continuously until 1884, when he abandoned
the law and devoted his attention to other pursuits. In 1884 he was
elected president of the Bank of Louisville, one of the oldest banking
institutions of the city. It was organized in 1833, and the first
president was Mr. Snead. Mr. J. B. Bowles succeeded him and was
president for forty years. Mr. Russell succeeded Charles Tilden, who
died in 1884, as president, and still hold the position. The bank is
one of the wealthy corporations of the city, have a capital of $650,000
and its quaint old banking house is one of the landmarks on Main
street. Mr. E. A. Hewett is the present cashier. Mr. Russell was
married in 1866 to Miss Hattie Shouse, of Shelby County. He was elected
in 1875 to the legislature, but since then has taken no active part in
politics.