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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Article, "World Order in Money, Weights and Measures", date of production not identified
Articles on commodity values and other topics, date of production not identified
Articles on the executive branch, the Japanese, world peace, and other topics, approximately 1918 - early 1920s
Contains papers regarding the executive branch of government, the status of the Japanese, post-war employment, problems of world peace, and other items. Materials undated, but approximately 1918 through the early 1920s.
Letters on the Stable Money League, after 1920
Contains letters on the Stable Money League, founded by Irving Fisher in 1920 and 1921. Materials undated, but from around that time.
Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence , approximately 1920-1921
Contains papers and other items dealing with Irving Fisher's "Adjustable Dollar" (or "Stabilizing the Dollar," published 1920) and the Stable Money League (founded by Fisher in May 1921). 4 items, dated approximately 1920 to 1921.