Richard Russell Jr.

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-11-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Winder,_Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Russell_Memorial_Park,_Winder,_Georgia
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-01-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Richard_Brevard_Russell_Jr.
gptkbp:governorTermStart 1931
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Russell Jr.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Ensign
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Naval_Reserve
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:Richard_B._Russell_Library_for_Political_Research_and_Studies
gptkb:Richard_B._Russell_Dam
gptkb:Richard_B._Russell_Federal_Building
gptkbp:notableFor Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee
opposition to civil rights legislation
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Richard_Russell_Sr.
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:Governor_of_Georgia
gptkbp:predecessor_(Governor_of_Georgia) gptkb:Lamartine_Griffin_Hardman
gptkbp:predecessor_(U.S._Senate) gptkb:John_S._Cohen
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:signature Richard Russell Jr Signature.svg
gptkbp:successor_(Governor_of_Georgia) gptkb:Eugene_Talmadge
gptkbp:successor_(U.S._Senate) gptkb:David_H._Gambrell
gptkbp:termEnd 1971
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor_of_Georgia) 1933
gptkbp:termStart_(U.S._Senate) 1933
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1948_Democratic_National_Convention
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5