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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Russell family items, 1912

 File — Box 6: Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197233277620], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 9 File 2
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy of "Millennial Hymns of Parley P. Pratt," as well as a paper discussing Pratt's hymns. Materials dated 1912.

Dates: 1912
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. assorted family items

Samuel Russell (Jr.?) and Parley P. Pratt poetry, between 1878 and 1954, between 1807 and 1857

 File — Box 6: Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197233277620], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 9 File 5
Scope and Contents

Contains various poems written mainly by Samuel Russell [Jr., probably], but also by P.P. Pratt; includes printed and typed versions and photocopies of the poems. 17 items, undated (but would have been written between 1807 and 1857, when Pratt was alive, and between 1878 and 1954, when Samuel lived.)

Dates: between 1878 and 1954; between 1807 and 1857
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. assorted family items

Samuel Russell, Sr. diary and life sketch, 1882 October 6 - 1890 March 11

 File — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233277570], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 1 File 4
Scope and Contents

Contains an original typed copy of the Samuel Russell [Sr.] diary, and Sketch of the Life of Samuel Russell. Photocopy in folder #1 above. Materials dated October 1882 – March 1890.

Dates: 1882 October 6 - 1890 March 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. family histories, diaries, and other materials

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  • Subject: Photocopies X

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Articles 1
Biographies 1
Diaries 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- Hymns 1
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