Russell, Samuel, 1878-1954
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 146 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel Russell, Jr. letters, 1899 February 8-1904 June 26
Contains 9 letters from Samuel Russell [Jr.] to his family, dated February 8, 1899 to June 26, 1904.
Samuel Russell, Jr. letters, 1911 February 15-1928 November 16
Contains 6 letters from Samuel Russell [Jr.] to his family, dated February 15, 1911 to November 16, 1928.
Samuel Russell, Jr. letters, date of production not identified
Contains 2 letters from Samuel Russell [Jr.], undated.
Samuel Russell, Jr. letters, 1889 May 7-1920 May 2
Contains 40 letters to Samuel Russell [Jr.] from various people. Includes letters from N.V. Jones about Samuel Russell's [Sr.] estate, as well as from George N. Dewey, Cousin John M. [Mishart] and W.W. Browning, H.S. Young and Joel Nibley and Charles W. Penrose, and Hope Goodson. Materials dated May 7, 1889 to May 2, 1920 (one letter is undated).
Samuel Russell, Jr. letters, 1921 January 19-1953 May 22
Contains 16 letters from Samuel Russell [Jr.] to other miscellaneous people, dated January 19, 1921 to May 22, 1953 (one letter is undated).
Samuel Russell, Jr. letters, 1900 August 1-1912 May 14
Contains 5 letters written between Samuel Russell [Jr.] and the Pratt and Snively families. Materials dated August 1, 1900 to May 14, 1912.
Samuel Russell, Jr. miscellaneous items, date of production not identified
Samuel Russell, Jr. mission and other correspondence, between 1878 and 1954
Contains mission and other personal correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.] with Church leaders and members, etc., as well as articles, Timpanogos Club materials, information on the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its early pioneers, etc. Materials dated some time between 1878 and 1954.
Samuel Russell, Jr. mission correspondence with George Q. Morris, 1898 December 2-1900 March 10
Contains correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.] with George Q. Morris. 3 items, dated December 2, 1898 to March 10, 1900.
Samuel Russell, Jr. mission letters, 1898 November 11-1900 June 4
Contains mission correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.], including with B.H. Roberts, J. Golden Kimball, Lorenzo Snow, James D. Sterling, Richard R. Lyman, Orson F. Whitney, and George Reynolds. 11 items, dated November 11, 1898 to June 4, 1900.
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