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Russell, Samuel, 1878-1954

 Person

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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Russell, Jr. books, between 1904 and 1954

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 17
Scope and Contents

Contains various writings of Samuel Russell, including 12 volumes of articles on politics, court pleadings, income tax tables, bills and resolutions, weights and measures, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings. Materials undated, but would have been written between 1904 (when Samuel graduated from law school) and 1954 (his death).

Dates: Other: between 1904 and 1954
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers

Samuel Russell, Jr. newspaper clippings , between 1878 and 1954

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 15
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: between 1878 and 1954
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers

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  • Subject: Books X
  • Subject: United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century X

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Books 1
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