Charles Theodore Russell of the class of 1837 died last evening at 8.15 at his home on Brattle St. The cause of his death was pneumonia.

Mr. Russell was the son of the Hon. Charles and Persis Hastings Russell, and was born at Princeton, Nov. 20, 1815.

After leaving college Mr. Russell read law in the office of H. H. Fuller. He subsequently entered the Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1839. He practiced law with Mr. Fuller as partner for two years, and then opened an office for himself; and in 1845 he and his brother formed the firom of C. T. and T. H. Russell, which still exists.

In addition to the original partners, the firm now includes Mr. Russell's two sons, C. T., Jr., and W. E., and his nephew, A. H.

Up to 1855 Mr. Russell lived in Boston, and then removed to Cambridge. He was deeply interested in politics, and in economic and historical matters.

He was a member of the house of representatives from Boston in 1844, 1845, and 1850, of the senate from Suffolk county in 1851 and 1852, and from the county of Middlesex in 1877 and 1878.

He was mayor of Cambridge in 1861 and 1862. He has been a professor in the law school of Boston University from its foundation.

He was for many years a leading member of the board of visitors of the Theological Institution at Andover, as well as its secretary.

He was a member of the American Board of Foreign Missions; of the American Oriental Society; of the Boston Young Men's Christian Association, of which he was second president; of the Society for Promoting Theological Education Among the Indians; of the American College and Educational Society; president of the Board of Ministerial Aid, and has been president of the Congregational Club.

Mr. Russell has delivered many orations, including the oration upon the Fourth of July in Boston in 1851, and was an advocate of remarkable attainments.