Donald S. Russell
| Donald Stuart Russell | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
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In office April 23, 1971 – February 22, 1998 |
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| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Simon Sobeloff |
| Succeeded by | William Byrd Traxler, Jr. |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
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In office November 3, 1966 – May 1, 1971 |
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| Appointed by | Lyndon Johnson |
| Preceded by | Charles Cecil Wyche |
| Succeeded by | Solomon Blatt, Jr. |
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United States Senator from South Carolina |
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In office April 22, 1965 – November 8, 1966 |
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| Preceded by | Olin D. Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Hollings |
| 107th Governor of South Carolina | |
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In office January 15, 1963 – April 22, 1965 |
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| Lieutenant | Robert Evander McNair |
| Preceded by | Ernest Hollings |
| Succeeded by | Robert Evander McNair |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 22, 1906 Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA |
| Died | February 22, 1998 (aged 92) Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| Resting place |
Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Utsey |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
University of Michigan University of South Carolina |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist |
Donald Stuart Russell (February 22, 1906 – February 22, 1998) was a Democratic Senator from South Carolina. He served from 1965 to 1966. He also served as the 107th Governor of South Carolina, 1963–1965. Russell was a protégé of former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and served as Assistant Secretary of State for Administration from 1945 to 1947. From 1952 to 1957 he served as president of the University of South Carolina. He ran for governor in 1958 but lost the Democratic primary to Ernest F."Fritz" Hollings. Four years later he was elected governor.
He resigned as governor in 1965 upon the death of Sen. Olin D. Johnston and was appointed by the new governor, Robert E. McNair, to fill the vacancy created by Johnston's death. In the Democratic primary for the special election in 1966 to fill the remainder of Johnston's term, Russell again lost to Fritz Hollings. McNair, however, won a gubernatorial term of his own in 1966 by defeating the Republican Joseph O. Rogers, Jr., while Hollings won election to the rest of Johnston's Senate term by defeating Republican Marshall Parker.
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