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 scales of measurement, date of production not identified
Articles on weights and measures and other topics, date of production not identified
Articles on weights, measures, and coinage, date of production not identified
Contains papers dealing with weights and measures, and coinage. Material dates not identified.
Bureau of Standards papers on weights and measures, between 1901 and 1988
Contains bound papers on weights and measures for the Bureau of Standards. Materials undated, but would have been created between 1901 and 1988 when the Bureau existed (it is now known as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)).
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.
Weights and Measures documents and Papers on Contemporary Politics, date of production not identified
Contains Weights and Measures documents from the National Bureau of Standards, and Papers on Contemporary Politics written by Samuel Russell, Jr. Materials undated.
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