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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:

Article, "World Order in Money, Weights and Measures", date of production not identified

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

Letters on the Stable Money League, after 1920

 File — Box 12: Series 14; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197233277687], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 41
Scope and Contents

Contains letters on the Stable Money League, founded by Irving Fisher in 1920 and 1921. Materials undated, but from around that time.

Dates: after 1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. rough drafts and papers by various authors

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  • Subject: Economics and Banking X

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