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Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years, from 1933 to 1971.
Apr 11, 2024 · Richard Russell (1989-2018) was a ground service agent for Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines, who infamously stole and fatally crashed an airplane, earning the moniker "Sky King." According to his blog, Russell was born in Key West, Florida, and moved to Wasilla, Alaska, at the age of 7.
Jun 24, 2005 · Richard B. Russell Jr. was sworn in as the youngest governor of Georgia by his father, Richard B. Russell Sr., in June 1931. During his eighteen-month tenure, Russell reduced the size of state government, balanced the state budget, and organized the University System of Georgia.
2 days ago · Richard "Dick" Russell Reincke, Jr., 79, of Purcellville, VA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV, on Thursday, July 4, 2024. He was the ...
As a legislator, Russell sought to build new roadways, improve public education, reduce the influence of special interests, and operate government in a fiscally conservative manner. In 1930, voters elected him, at age 30, Georgia’s youngest governor in the twentieth century.
A U.S. senator from Georgia for thirty-eight years, Richard B. Russell Jr. became one of the most influential senators of his time. From 1935 until the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, Russell used his clout as leader of the Southern Bloc in the Senate to prevent the passage of national civil rights legislation.
Aug 27, 2018 · Richard Brevard Russell Jr. is perhaps best known as a supporter of U.S. military and defense and an influential opponent of federal civil rights legislation, according to the New Georgia...
