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==russell Sage Russel Sage was born August 4,1816, Verona,New York.In his early childhood years he lived in Troy,New York.He attended a public school and worked on a farm until he was about 15 years old.Later he worked for his brother Henry R. Sage as an errand boy. He had part interest in a retail grocery store and in a whole sale store .After he moved to New York City,New York he was elected an alderman and he was re-elected in to office 1848.Sage was the first to advocate the congress floor.Later he was elected conngress as a Whig and was re-elected from December 5th 1853 to March 3rd 1857.Russell served seven years as a treasurer of Rensselaer County.Russell Sage was accused of being a gang leader in a usury (interest) group and was fined $500.00. His first wife died of stomach cancer on May,07,1867.Two years after he married his second wife whom's name was Olivia Slocum in 1869.He died July 22,1906.   ==