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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:

Articles on weights, measures, and coinage, date of production not identified

 File — Box 10: Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233277661], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 11
Scope and Contents

Contains papers dealing with weights and measures, and coinage. Material dates not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. rough drafts and papers by various authors

Samuel Russell, Jr. legislative correspondence , 1926 January 26-March 9

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 15
Scope and Contents

Conains 7 letters from Samuel Russell, Jr. to Dan Southerland dealing with coinage, weights and measures. Materials dated January 26 to March 9, 1926.

Dates: 1926 January 26-March 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence

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  • Subject: Coinage -- United States X

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