What is Richard Russell Jr.?
{{about|a former US senator|the former US mechanic|Richard Russell}} [[File:Richard RussellJr.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Russell in 1931]] '''Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.''' (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. Russell was born in [[Winder, Georgia|Winder]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000536 RUSSELL, Richard Brevard, Jr. - Biographical Information<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> He studied at [[University of Georgia|University of Georgia School of Law]]. Russell was the 66th [[Governor of Georgia]]. He served as governor from 1931 to 1933. He then served as the [[United States Senate|United States senator]] of Georgia. He served as senator from 1933 to 1971. Russell was the [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]]. He served as president pro tempore from 1969 to 1971. Russell ran for [[President of the United States]] in 1948. He lost the primary to [[Harry S. Truman]]. ==Death== Russell was never married and had no children. Russell died in [[Washington, D.C.]] from [[emphysema]], aged 73. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{USSenPresProTemp}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Richard, Jr.}} [[Category:1897 births]] [[Category:1971 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from emphysema]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:Governors of Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate]] [[Category:United States senators from Georgia]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}