Russell, Samuel, 1878-1954
Dates
- Existence: 1878 - 1954
Biography
Samuel Russell (1878-1954) was a lawyer, legislative assistant, and amateur historian.
Samuel Russell was born April 14, 1878 in Utah to Samuel Russell and Henrietta Pratt Russell. He graduated from the College of Law at the University of Virginia in 1904. He, Preston Nibley, and Joel Nibley founded the Timpanogos Club, an intellectual club meant to emulate the Royal Society of London, on February 14, 1913. He worked as a lawyer in Utah until 1917, when he left Utah with U.S. Senator William King to serve as his assistant and legal counsel. Samuel continued to work in Washington, D.C. until about 1940 as an attorney and tax expert. He died August 4, 1954, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, January 22, 2024 (Samuel Russell; born April 14, 1878 in Utah to Samuel Russell and Henrietta Pratt Russell; graduated from the College of Law at the University of Virginia in 1904; he, Preston Nibley, and Joel Nibley founded the Timpanogos Club, an intellectual club meant to emulate the Royal Society of London, on February 14, 1913; worked as a lawyer in Utah; left Utah with U.S. Senator William King to serve as his assistant and legal counsel in 1917; continued to work in Washington, D.C. until about 1940 as an attorney and tax expert; died August 4, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah).Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel Russell, Jr. letters, 1900 August 1-1912 May 14
Contains 5 letters written between Samuel Russell [Jr.] and the Pratt and Snively families. Materials dated August 1, 1900 to May 14, 1912.
Samuel Russell, Jr. letters, between 1904 and 1954
Contains various correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.] about a school alumni meeting. 8 items, undated (but must have been written sometime between 1904 when Samuel graduated from the University of Virginia law school and 1954 when he died).
Samuel Russell, Jr. miscellaneous items, date of production not identified
Samuel Russell, Jr. mission and other correspondence, between 1878 and 1954
Contains mission and other personal correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.] with Church leaders and members, etc., as well as articles, Timpanogos Club materials, information on the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its early pioneers, etc. Materials dated some time between 1878 and 1954.
Samuel Russell, Jr. mission correspondence with George Q. Morris, 1898 December 2-1900 March 10
Contains correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.] with George Q. Morris. 3 items, dated December 2, 1898 to March 10, 1900.
Samuel Russell, Jr. mission letters, 1898 November 11-1900 June 4
Contains mission correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.], including with B.H. Roberts, J. Golden Kimball, Lorenzo Snow, James D. Sterling, Richard R. Lyman, Orson F. Whitney, and George Reynolds. 11 items, dated November 11, 1898 to June 4, 1900.
Samuel Russell, Jr. mission letters, 1900 June 11-1901 December 9
Contains mission correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.] with Lorenzo Snow, Thomas Hull, the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Platt D. Lyman, John Widtsoe, and the Church's Second Quorum of Seventy. 10 items, dated June 11, 1900 to December 9, 1901.
Samuel Russell, Jr. mission letters, 1902 April 21-1903 October 15
Contains mission correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.] with Charles W. Penrose, the First Presidency of the LDS Church, Ben E. Rich, Joseph F. Smith, and B.H. Roberts, as well as a letter from Marie and Mary Walser of Zurich, Switzerland, which included two pictures of them (transferred to Photo Archives). 9 items, dated April 21, 1902 to October 15, 1903 (two letters undated).
Samuel Russell, Jr. newspaper clippings , between 1878 and 1954
Contains newspaper clippings dealing with Senate work and other miscellaneous topics, including articles written by Samuel Russell, Jr. or his employer, Senator William H. King, political campaign notes and posters, etc. One item dated 1907; other items undated, but probably between 1878 and 1954.
Samuel Russell, Jr. notes and writings, between 1878 and 1954
Contains assorted notes and writings by Samuel Russell, Jr. Materials undated, but from some time between 1878 and 1954 (life dates).
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