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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:

Papers on the Anti-Trust Act and the election of representatives, after 1890

 File — Box 12: Series 14; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197233277687], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14 File 39
Scope and Contents

Contains papers on the Anti-Trust Act and on the election of Representatives. Materials undated, but would have been created after 1890, when the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was passed and signed into law.

Dates: after 1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. rough drafts and papers by various authors

Senate session records and bills, approximately 1925

 File — Box 9: Series 13 [Barcode: 31197233277653], Folder: 22
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 13 File 22
Scope and Contents

Contains a typed copy of the Senate session on the Mayfield case [Election Case of George E.B. Peddy v. Earle B. Mayfield of Texas (1925)], and other bills and miscellaneous items 15 items, approximately 1925 and undated.

Dates: approximately 1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. business and political correspondence

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  • Subject: Elections X

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Articles 1
Finance, Public -- United States 1
Legislative materials 1
 

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