Charles H. Russell

Charles H. Russell
20th Governor of Nevada
In office
January 1, 1951 – January 5, 1959
Lieutenant Clifford A. Jones
Rex Bell
Preceded by Vail M. Pittman
Succeeded by Grant Sawyer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district
In office
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by Berkeley L. Bunker
Succeeded by Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Member of the Nevada Senate
In office
1941-1946
Personal details
Born Charles Hinton Russell
(1903-12-27)December 27, 1903
Lovelock, Nevada, U.S.
Died September 13, 1989(1989-09-13) (aged 85)
Carson City, Nevada, U.S.
Resting place Dayton Cemetery
Dayton, Nevada, U.S.
Political party Republican
Profession Politician

Charles Hinton Russell (December 27, 1903 – September 13, 1989) was an American politician. He was the 20th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Biography

Russell was born on December 27, 1903 in Lovelock, Nevada. He graduated from the University of Nevada in 1926. He taught school in Ruby Valley for one term and then went to Ruth to work for the copper company. He was the editor of the Ely Record for seventeen years, beginning in 1929.[1]

Political career

Russell was a member of the Nevada state Senate from 1941 to 1946. After that, he was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress, succeeding Democrat Berkeley L. Bunker, who ran unsuccessfully for the U. S. Senate. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress, narrowly losing to Reno City Councilman Walter S. Baring. He became the Governor in 1951 and served until 1959.

Death

Russell died on September 13, 1989 in Carson City, Nevada, at the age of 85. He is interred at the Dayton Cemetery in Dayton, Nevada.

References

  1. ↑ Myles, Myrtle (1972). Nevada's governors: From territorial days to the present, 1861-1971. Sparks, NV: Western Printing & Publishing Co. p. 310. ISBN 0-912814-01-1; ISBN 9990551812.
Political offices
Preceded by
Vail M. Pittman		 Governor of Nevada
January 1, 1951 – January 5, 1959 		Succeeded by
Grant Sawyer
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Berkeley L. Bunker		 United States House of Representatives, Nevada At-Large
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 		Succeeded by
Walter S. Baring, Jr.


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