Russell, Richard B. 1897-1971
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Name (Latin)
Russell, Richard B. 1897-1971
Other forms of name
Russell, Richard Brevard, 1897-1971
Date of birth
1897-11-02
Date of death
1971-01-21
Place of birth
Winder (Ga.)
Place of death
Washington (D.C.)
Associate group
Gordon Institute
University of Georgia. School of Law
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Congress. Senate (19330112 - 19330112)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Occupation
Legislators
Lawyers
Governors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Richard Brevard
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- NUCMC data from U. of Ga. Lib., R.B. Russell Mem. Lib. for O'Neal, M. Papers, 1963-1971(Richard B. Russell)
- LC data base, 5-21-87(hdg.: Russell, Richard Brevard, 1897-1971; usage: none given)
- WWA, 1970-73(Russell, Richard Brevard, senator; b. Winder, Ga., 1897; s. Richard Brevard and Ina (Dillard) R.; formerly county atty Barrow Co., Ga.; elected gov. Ga., 1931-1933; US senator, 1933-71; home: Winder, Ga., d. 1971)
- OCLC, Apr. 25, 2013(access point: Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971; usage: Richard B. Russell)
- Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, Apr. 25, 2013(Russell, Richard Brevard, Jr., a Senator from Georgia; Senate years of service: 1933-1979; party: Democrat; born in Winder, Barrow County, Ga., November 2, 1897; attended the public schools; graduated from the Seventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School, Powder Springs, Ga., in 1914, from Gordon Institute, Barnesville, Ga., in 1915, and from the law department of the University of Georgia at Athens in 1918; admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Winder, Ga., in 1919; served with the United States Naval Reserve in 1918; member, State house of representatives 1921-1931, serving as speaker 1927-1931; Governor of Georgia 1931-1933; elected on November 8, 1932, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William J. Harris; reelected in 1936, 1942, 1948, 1954, 1960 and 1966 and served from January 12, 1933, until his death; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Ninety-first and Ninety-second Congresses; chairman, Committee on Immigration (Seventy-fifth through Seventy-ninth Congresses), Committee on Manufactures (Seventy-ninth Congress), Committee on Armed Services (Eighty-second and Eighty-fourth through Ninetieth Congresses), Committee on Appropriations (Ninety-first Congress); died on January 21, 1971, in Washington, D.C.; interment in Russell Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.)