- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Richard B. Russell Sr.
- Publisher:
- Richard B. Russell, Sr. Papers, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia, Athens
- Date of Original:
- 1861/1938
- Subject:
- Judges--Georgia
Lawyers--Georgia
Legislators--Georgia
Men--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Russell, Richard Brevard, 1861-1938 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Richard B. Russell Sr. was elected chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia in 1922. His prior service to the state included tenures as a state legislator and an appeals court justice. He was the father of Richard B. Russell Jr., who served as a U.S. senator from Georgia from 1933 to 1971.
Photographic portrait of Richard B. Russell Sr. He is shown from the waist up. He wears a three-piece suit and faces forward. Russell served Georgia as a state legislator and appeals court justice before being elected chief justice of the state supreme court in 1922. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/richard-b-russell-sr-1861-1938/m-9608/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia, Athens
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3243
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Richard B. Russell Sr. Papers - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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