Charles Edward Russell

Charles Edward Russell
C.E. Russell, c. 1907
Born	(1860-09-25)September 25, 1860 Davenport, Iowa
Died	April 23, 1941(1941-04-23) (aged 80) Washington, DC
Occupation	Journalist writer politician civil rights activist
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize, biography, 1928
Relatives	Frederick Russell Burnham (first cousin); Howard Burnham (first cousin)

Charles Edward Russell (September 25, 1860 – April 23, 1941) was an American journalist, opinion columnist, newspaper editor, and political activist. The author of a number of books of biography and social commentary, he won the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for The American Orchestra and Theodore Thomas.