Russell family (American political family)
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The Russell family is an American family from Georgia that has held prominent positions both in the United States government and the Georgia government. The family was a wealthy land-owning family until the end of the American Civil War, when they lost a large amount of their assets, like many others in the southern plantation class. The family later entered politics and rebuilt their family's prominence through holding political office.
Notable Members[edit]
Richard B. Russell Sr. (1861–1938), Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court (1922-1936), Chief Justice of the Georgia Court of Appeals (1907-1916)
Richard B. Russell Jr. (1897-1971), U.S. Senator (1933-1971), Governor of Georgia (1931-1933), Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives (1929-1931)
Robert L. Russell (1900–1955), Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals (1949-1955), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Ernest Vandiver (1918-2005), R. B. Russell Sr. son-in-law, Governor of Georgia (1959-1963), Lt. Governor of Georgia (1955-1959)
Hugh Peterson (1898–1961), R. B. Russell Sr. son-in-law, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935-1947)
Walter B. Russell Jr. (1929-2016), R. B. Russell Sr. grandson, Member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1971-1976), U.S. Army Officer (1951-1967)