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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:

Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence with John D. Giles, 1945 March 29-1948 January 5

 File — Box 5: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197233277612], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 6 File 16
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between John D. Giles and Samuel Russell [Jr.]; letters deal with the "This is the Place Monument" in Salt Lake City, Utah. 8 items, dated March 29, 1945 to January 5, 1948.

Dates: 1945 March 29-1948 January 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. mission and other correspondence

This is the Place Monument memorabilia, approximately 1947

 File — Box 7: Series 10 [Barcode: 31197233277638], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 10 File 7
Scope and Contents

Contains This is the Place Monument memorabilia. Items are undated, but would have been from about 1947, when the monument was dedicated.

Dates: approximately 1947
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. memorabilia

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  • Subject: This is the Place Monument (Utah) X

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Letters 1
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