Sage, Russell
merchant, congressman, was born Aug. 4, 1816, in Oneida county, N. Y. In 1841 he was elected an alderman of the city of Troy, N. Y., and by annual re-elections, served seven years in that capacity. He was treasurer of Rensselaer county for seven years, in which office he was especially popular. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1853 to 1857, and was the first man who advocated, on the floor of congress, the purchase of Mount Vernon by the general government. For twelve years he was president and vice-president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad; and is director in many of the largest railroads in America.