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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
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Winder, Georgia , United States |
| Email | None |
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November 02, 1897 |
| Died |
January 21, 1971
(73 years) |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | 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; was 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 as a Democrat to the United States Senate January 12, 1933, 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, January 21, 1971; 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 January 21, 1971, in Washington, D.C.; interment in Russell Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.
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