Charles H. Russell

For the New York lawyer and politician, see Charles H. Russell (Brooklyn).

Charles Hinton Russell (December 27, 1903 – September 13, 1989) was an American politician who served as the 20th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Charles H. Russell
20th Governor of Nevada
In office January 1, 1951 – January 5, 1959
Lieutenant	Clifford A. Jones Rex Bell
Preceded by	Vail Pittman
Succeeded by	Grant Sawyer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's at-large district
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Berkeley L. Bunker
Succeeded by	Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Member of the Nevada Senate
In office 1941–1946
Personal details
Born	Charles Hinton Russell (1903-12-27)December 27, 1903 Lovelock, Nevada, U.S.
Died	September 13, 1989(1989-09-13) (aged 85) Carson City, Nevada, U.S.
Resting place	Dayton Cemetery Dayton, Nevada, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marjorie Ann Guild
Profession	Politician

Biography

Russell was born on December 27, 1903, in Lovelock, Nevada.^[1][2] He graduated from the University of Nevada in 1926. He taught school in Ruby Valley for one term and then went to Ruth to work for the copper company. He was the editor of the Ely Record ^[specify] for seventeen years, beginning in 1929.^[3][4]

Political career

Russell was a member of the Nevada state Senate from 1941 to 1946. After that, he was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress, succeeding Democrat Berkeley L. Bunker, who ran unsuccessfully for the U. S. Senate. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress, narrowly losing to Reno City Councilman Walter S. Baring. He was elected Nevada Governor in 1951 and signed into law SB79, which made Nevada into a right-to-work state.^[5] He left office in 1959.

Death

Russell died on September 13, 1989, in Carson City, Nevada, at the age of 85. He is interred at the Dayton Cemetery in Dayton, Nevada.^[6]