Richard B. Russell

GPTKB entity

Properties (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation Southern Democrats
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-11-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Winder,_Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_B._Russell_III
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-01-21
gptkbp:deathPlace Washington,_D.C.,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Richard_Brevard_Russell_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard B. Russell
gptkbp:image Richard_B._Russell.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkbp:knownFor Filibuster against civil rights legislation
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Russell_Senate_Office_Building
gptkbp:office Senator
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Conservatism
gptkbp:positionHeld Governor_of_Georgia
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Appropriations_Committee
Chairman_of_the_Senate_Armed_Services_Committee
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Walter_F._George
gptkbp:signature Richard_B._Russell_signature
gptkbp:spouse Ethel_S._Russell
gptkbp:successor David_H._Gambrell
gptkbp:termEnd 1933-01-25
1971-01-21
gptkbp:termStart 1933-01-25
1931-01-01
gptkbp:website [Official Senate Website]