Charles H. Russell
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Charles Hinton Russell (December 27, 1903 – September 13, 1989) was a Governor of Nevada. He was a Republican.
Russell was born in Lovelock, Nevada in 1903. He graduated from the University of Nevada at Reno in 1926. Later, He taught school.
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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress. He became the Governor in 1951 and served until 1959. He died in 1989.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Vail M. Pittman |
Governor of Nevada 1951–1959 |
Succeeded by Grant Sawyer |
| Preceded by Berkeley L. Bunker |
United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Nevada 1947-1949 |
Succeeded by Walter S. Baring, Jr. |
| Governors of Nevada |  |
|---|---|
| Blasdel • Bradley • Kinkead • Adams • Stevenson • Bell • Colcord • Jones • Sadler • Sparks • Dickerson • Oddie • Boyle • Scrugham • Balzar • Griswold • Kirman • Carville • Pittman • Russell • Sawyer • Laxalt • O'Callaghan • List • Bryan • Miller • Guinn • Gibbons |
