Samuel Russell est né à Middletown, dans le Connecticut, le 25 août 1789, au capitaine John Russell et à Abigail Warner. Russell était orphelin à l'âge de 12 ans, n'a reçu aucun héritage important, et n'a pas assisté à l'université. Au lieu de cela, il a commencé sa carrière comme apprenti greffier pour un marchand de commerce maritime, Whittlesley & Alsop, à Middletown. C'est là que Russell a commencé à apprendre ses compétences en tant que Trader. En 1810, son apprentissage ayant pris fin, il s'installe à New York où il espérait prospérer. En 1812, il rejoint Hull & Griswold, une maison de commerce, basée à New York mais établie par les investisseurs Wit

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Samuel Russell was born in Middletown, Connecticut on August 25, 1789, to Capt. John Russell and Abigail Warner. Russell was orphaned at the age of 12, did not receive any significant inheritance, and did not attend college. Instead, he began his career as apprentice clerk for a maritime trade merchant, Whittlesley & Alsop, in Middletown. It is there that Russell began learning his skills as a trader. In 1810, his apprenticeship having ended, he moved to New York where he hoped to prosper. In 1812, he joined Hull & Griswold, a merchant house, based in New York but established by investors with family ties in Connecticut. He began traveling on company ships as supercargo and soon began trading on a commission basis which enabled him to found his first company, Russell & Company, a commission trader for Hull & Griswold, in his hometown of Middletown. Attracted by financial prospects, Russell set out for China, an assured profitable venture. He arrived in Canton, China, in 1819, engaging in trade on behalf of the Providence firm of Edward Carrington & Company in various goods and products including opium, an extremely profitable activity despite being outlawed-yet protected by foreign forces. The profits made by Russell enabled him to found Russell & Company in Canton, China, in 1824. Dealing mostly in silks, teas and opium, Russell & Company prospered, and by 1842, it had become the largest American trading house in China. It kept its dominance until its closing in 1891. Russell withdrew from the company in 1836. He returned to America, and lived in his mansion in his hometown of Middletown, Connecticut, until his death in 1862.

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