Richard Manning Russell (March 3, 1891 – February 27, 1977) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Cambridge on March 3, 1891, to Governor William Russell and Margaret Manning Swan. Russell attended Middlesex School in Concord. He graduated from Harvard University in 1914 and from Harvard Law School in 1917.

Richard M. Russell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 9th district
In office
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Preceded byRobert Luce
Succeeded byRobert Luce
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
In office
January 1930 – January 1936
Preceded byEdward W. Quinn
Succeeded byJohn D. Lynch
Personal details
BornMarch 3, 1891
Cambridge, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 27, 1977(1977-02-27) (aged 85)
Essex, Massachusetts
Resting placePine Hill Cemetery, Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMiddlesex School;
Harvard College, 1914;
Harvard Law School, 1917.
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceU.S. Army
RankSecond Lieutenant;
First Lieutenant
UnitThree Hundred and Third Field Artillery
One Hundred and Fifty-first Field Artillery Brigade
Battles/warsWorld War I

During World War I, he served as a second lieutenant in the Three Hundred and Third Field Artillery, and as a first lieutenant and communications officer of the One Hundred and Fifty-first Field Artillery Brigade. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Boston. He was a member of the Cambridge City Council and served as Mayor of Cambridge.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress, for election in 1950 to fill a vacancy in the Eighty-first Congress, and for election in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Boston and resided in Essex, where he died February 27, 1977. His interment was in Pine Hill Cemetery in Tewksbury.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Richard M. Russell (id: R000537)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-02-25
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
January 1930-January 1936
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district

January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Succeeded by