Birth Name: Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.
Date of Birth: November 2, 1897
Place of Birth: Winder, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Death: January 21, 1971
Place of Death: Washington D.C., U.S.
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Swiss-German and French Huguenot
Richard Russell Jr. was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a Member of the Georgia House of Representatives, from 1921 to 1931, Governor of Georgia, from June 27, 1931 to January 10, 1933, a U.S. Senator from Georgia, from January 12, 1933 to January 21, 1971, and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, from January 3, 1969 to January 21, 1971, his death.
He was a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 1948 and 1952.
Richard was the son of Ina (Dillard) and Richard Brevard Russell. His father was prominent lawyer, and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Richard’s paternal grandfather was William John Russell (the son of Edward William Russell and Susan Sarah Way). Susan’s mother’s maiden name was Hines.
Richard’s paternal grandmother was Rebecca Harriet Brumby (the daughter of Richard Trapier Brumby and Mary Martha Isabelle Brevard). Richard’s great-grandfather Richard Brumby was the son of Thomas Brumby and Susannah Greening. Mary Martha was the daughter of Captain Alexander McWhorter Brevard and Rebecca Davidson.
Richard’s maternal grandfather was Fielding Dillard (the son of Fielding Dillard). Richard’s great-grandfather Fielding was the son of Thomas Dillard.
Richard’s maternal grandmother was America Frances Chaffin (the daughter of Lemuel Chaffin and Elizabeth Tharpe Maine).
Source: Genealogy of Richard Russell, Jr. – https://www.geni.com