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Donald Stuart Russell
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966–1971
Donald Stuart Russell , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Donald Stuart Russell (February 22, 1906 – February 22, 1998) was an American politician, attorney, judge, and academic administrator from South Carolina. A Democrat, Russell served as the 107th governor of South Carolina served from 1963 to 1965, which was followed by a stint as U.S. Senator from South Carolina from 1965 to 1966.
Education
- University of South CarolinaA.B., 1925
- University of South Carolina School of LawLL.B., 1928
Career
Private practice, Union, South Carolina, 1929-1930; Private practice, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1930-1942, 1947-1951, 1957-1963; Price Adjustment Board, U.S. Department of War, 1942-1943; assistant director of economic stabilization, 1942; assistant to director of war mobilization, 1943; U.S. Army major, 1944; Deputy director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1945; Assistant secretary of state, 1945-1947; President, University of South Carolina, 1951-1957; Governor, South Carolina, 1963-1965; U.S. senator from South Carolina, 1965-1966
Biography
Donald Stuart Russell (February 22, 1906 – February 22, 1998) was an American politician, attorney, judge, and academic administrator from South Carolina. A Democrat, Russell served as the 107th governor of South Carolina served from 1963 to 1965, which was followed by a stint as U.S. Senator from South Carolina from 1965 to 1966.
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