George Mitchell Russum

George Mitchell Russum (January 28, 1834 – October 21, 1901) was a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1896 to 1897.

Early life George Mitchell Russum was born on January 28, 1834, at Wye Mills in Talbot County, Maryland to Sarah (née George) and Dr. Lydenham Thorne Russum. His mother was the daughter of Joseph W. George of Queen Anne's County. His father was the grandson of Major William Russum of Somerset County. He attended public schools and Strasburg Academy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He attended Princeton University, but left after the sudden death of his father in April 1852. He studied law at Cook & Hopper and graduated from Yale Law School in 1855. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and settled in Denton, Maryland.

Russum died on October 21, 1901, while walking in Denton. He was buried in West Denton.