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 6 Collections and/or Records:
Articles on a financial system, date of production not identified
Papers on the Anti-Trust Act and the election of representatives, after 1890
Contains papers on the Anti-Trust Act and on the election of Representatives. Materials undated, but would have been created after 1890, when the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was passed and signed into law.
Reports on fiscal relations and Papers on Trusts, Taxes, and Trade, 1928
Contains Fiscal Relation Between the United States and the District of Columbia; Congressional Directory of the 70th Congress, 1st session, dated January 1928; and papers on Trusts, Taxes, and Trade written by Samuel Russell, Jr.
Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence , 1923 June 6-1924 February 1
Contains 6 letters from Samuel Russell, Jr. dealing with the "Ultimate System of Finance." Materials dated June 6, 1923 to February 1, 1924.
Samuel Russell, Jr. political files, between 1902 and 1954
Contains bills and resolutions, articles by Samuel Russell, Jr. on politics, taxes and trade, and other topics, National Bureau of Standards reports and documents on weights and measures, Supreme Court briefs, fiscal relations within the United States, records on the Mayfield case. Most materials dated 1902 to 1930; others probably created between 1904 and 1954.
Samuel Russell, Jr. rough drafts and papers by various authors, between 1822 and 1954
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- Taxation -- Law and legislation -- Utah 1
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