John Keough Russell

Full Name: John Keough Russell
Date of birth: July 29, 1882
Date of death: June 25, 1957

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	99	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Cleburne / Johnson		Johnson
H	99	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Cleburne / Johnson		Johnson

(1) Election results contested by E.E. Hunter. Report of Committee of the Whole House recommending that John K. Russell be seated as Representative of the 99th District adopted 2/18/1937, p. 505. House Journal.

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House District 99
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cleburne / Johnson
Counties in district: Johnson

House District 99
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cleburne / Johnson
Counties in district: Johnson

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Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, John K. Russell, "Pioneer of Cleburne Dies," 6/25/1957, p. 7. "Russell served from 1936 to 1939 as a state representative and had once been an assistant U.S. district attorney." Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Biographical sketch, John Keough Russell, Volume V, p. 2381. Born 7/29/1882 in Johnson County; assistant prosecuting attorney and prosecuting attorney of Johnson County. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Memorial, September 22, 1957, p. 558. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

John Keough Russell, birth date 6/29/1882 in Alvarado; death date 6/25/1957 in Cleburne, Johnson County; retired lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
John Keough Russell, birth date 6/29/1882, death date 6/25/1957, burial in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. John K. Russell, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.K. Russell, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939 Common Carriers Congressional and Legislative Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Vice Chair) Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
45th R.S. - 1937 Agriculture Banks and Banking Congressional and Legislative Districts Criminal Jurisprudence

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