Charles Edward Russell

Charles Edward Russell
C.E. Russell, c. 1907
Born(1860-09-25)September 25, 1860
DiedApril 23, 1941(1941-04-23) (aged 80)
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • writer
  • politician
  • civil rights activist
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize, biography, 1928
RelativesFrederick 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. In 1928, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for The American Orchestra and Theodore Thomas.