Charles H. Russell
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Charles Hinton Russell, född 27 december 1903 i Lovelock, Nevada, död 13 september 1989 i Carson City, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han var den 20:e guvernören i delstaten Nevada 1951-1959.
Russell utexaminerades 1926 från University of Nevada. Han arbetade sedan som lärare.
Russell var ledamot av Nevada State Assembly, underhuset i delstatens lagstiftande församling, 1935-1940. Han var därefter ledamot av delstatens senat 1941-1946 och ledamot av USA:s representanthus 1947-1949. Han lyckades inte bli omvald till representanthuset.
Han tjänstgjorde två mandatperioder som guvernör. Hans grav finns på Dayton Cemetery i Dayton, Nevada.
Externa länkar
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - biografi på den amerikanska kongressens hemsida
- Charles H. Russells grav på Find A Grave (engelska)
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Flag of the State of Nevada. The flag is described in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 235, Sec. 20 as follows: The body of the flag must be of solid cobalt blue. On the field in the upper left quarter thereof must be two sprays of Sagebrush with the stems crossed at the bottom to form a half wreath. Within the sprays must be a five-pointed silver star with one point up. The word “Nevada” must also be inscribed below the star and above the sprays, in a semicircular pattern with the letters spaced apart in equal increments, in the same style of letters as the words “Battle Born.” Above the wreath, and touching the tips thereof, must be a scroll bearing the words “Battle Born.” The scroll and the word “Nevada” must be golden-yellow. The lettering on the scroll must be black-colored sans serif gothic capital letters.
Flag of the State of Nevada. The flag is described in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 235, Sec. 20 as follows: The body of the flag must be of solid cobalt blue. On the field in the upper left quarter thereof must be two sprays of Sagebrush with the stems crossed at the bottom to form a half wreath. Within the sprays must be a five-pointed silver star with one point up. The word “Nevada” must also be inscribed below the star and above the sprays, in a semicircular pattern with the letters spaced apart in equal increments, in the same style of letters as the words “Battle Born.” Above the wreath, and touching the tips thereof, must be a scroll bearing the words “Battle Born.” The scroll and the word “Nevada” must be golden-yellow. The lettering on the scroll must be black-colored sans serif gothic capital letters.
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Charles H. Russell, Nevada Governor and Congressman
Charles H. Russell, Nevada Governor and Congressman