United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181861/1938As a young man, Richard B. Russell attended law school at the University of Georgia before his election in 1882 as the youngest member of the state legislator. He served for three terms, during which time he focused on promoting higher education in the state.Photograph of Richard B. Russell Sr. as a young man. Shown from the shoulders up, he wears a suit and faces left. As a young man, Russell attended law school at the University of Georgia before his election in 1882 as the youngest member of the state legislature. He also served as an appeals court justice before being elected chief justice of the Georgia state supreme court in 1922.image/jpegRichard B. Russell, Sr. Papers, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia, Athenshttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3243Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3243Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaRichard B. Russell Sr. PapersJudges--GeorgiaLawyers--GeorgiaLegislators--GeorgiaMen--GeorgiaPoliticians--GeorgiaRussell, Richard Brevard, 1861-1938Richard B. Russell Sr.StillImage