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Russell, Samuel, 1878-1954

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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:

Senator William H. King correspondence, 1926 April 15-1927 April 16

 File — Box 8: Series 11; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197233277646], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 11 File 10
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence of Senator King, including a 39-page letter to Huburt Work (United States Secretary of the Interior, 1923-1928). 12 items, dated April 15, 1926 to April 16, 1927.

Dates: 1926 April 15-1927 April 16

Senator William H. King correspondence, 1927 December 15-1928 February 23

 File — Box 8: Series 11; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197233277646], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 11 File 11
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence of Senator King, as well as information from the American Indian Defense Association. 5 items, dated December 15, 1927 to February 23, 1928.

Dates: 1927 December 15-1928 February 23

Senator William H. King correspondence, approximately 1903-1930

 File — Box 8: Series 11; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197233277646], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 11 File 12
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence of Senator King. 3 items, undated (approximately 1903 to 1930).

Dates: approximately 1903-1930

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

Weights and Measures documents and Papers on Contemporary Politics, date of production not identified

 File — Box 24: Series 18 [Barcode: 31197233277802], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 18 File 3
Scope and Contents

Contains Weights and Measures documents from the National Bureau of Standards, and Papers on Contemporary Politics written by Samuel Russell, Jr. Materials undated.

Dates: date of production not identified

William Marshall letters, 1879 February 9-1904 August 12

 File — Box 2: Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233277588], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 3 File 15
Scope and Contents

Contains 6 letters from William Marshall to Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. Items dated February 9, 1879 to August 12, 1904.

Dates: 1879 February 9-1904 August 12

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This is the Place Monument (Utah) 2
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