Charles H. Russell | |
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.jpg) Russellc. 1951–1958 | |
| 20th Governor of Nevada | |
| In office January 1, 1951 – January 5, 1959 | |
| Lieutenant | Clifford A. Jones Rex Bell |
| Preceded by | Vail Pittman |
| Succeeded by | Grant Sawyer |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNevada'sat-large district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Berkeley L. Bunker |
| Succeeded by | Walter S. Baring, Jr. |
| Member of theNevada 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. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Marjorie Ann Guild |
| Profession | Politician |
Charles Hinton Russell (December 27, 1903 – September 13, 1989) was an Americanpolitician who served as the20th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of theRepublican Party.
Russell was born on December 27, 1903, inLovelock, Nevada.[1][2] He graduated from theUniversity of Nevada in 1926. He taught school in Ruby Valley for one term and then went toRuth to work for the copper company. He was the editor of theEly Record[specify] for seventeen years, beginning in 1929.[3][4]
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 DemocratBerkeley 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 toReno City CouncilmanWalter S. Baring. He was elected Nevada Governor in 1951 and signed into law SB79, which made Nevada into a right-to-work state.[5] He left office in 1959.
Russell died on September 13, 1989, inCarson City, Nevada, at the age of 85. He is interred at the Dayton Cemetery inDayton, Nevada.[6]
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| Preceded by Melvin E. Jepson | Republican nominee forGovernor of Nevada 1950,1954,1958 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Nevada January 1, 1951 – January 5, 1959 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNevada's at-large congressional district January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Succeeded by |
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