Russell, Samuel, 1878-1954

Person

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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Newspaper clippings on Dieters spy case, date of production not identified

File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 11

Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 11

Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies of newspaper clippings concerning the Dieters case. Dates not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence

Russell family papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 1511

Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence, journals, daybooks, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, rough drafts of a few of Samuel Russell's papers and letters, a passport, genealogical information, memorabilia pamphlets, books, and an oil painting. The second part of the collection deals mainly with Samuel Russell, Jr. and his legal career with Senator William Henry King and with the King, Burton & Nibley law firm. This section includes correspondence and papers prepared and written by...

Dates: 1822-1954

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / 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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