Richard B. Russell Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Richard_B._Russell_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:birth_date 1897-11-02
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Winder,_Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_B._Russell_III
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Armed_Services_Committee
gptkbp:death_date 1971-01-21
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard B. Russell Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Filibuster
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Lion_of_the_Senate
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Russell_Senate_Office_Building
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Walter_F._George
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_Mae_Cummings
gptkbp:successor gptkb:David_H._Gambrell
gptkbp:term_end 1971-01-21
gptkbp:term_start 1933-01-25
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:74th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:77th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:84th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:76th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4