Sam W. Russell (August 31, 1945 – May 14, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in
Mount Pleasant, Texas, to George Traylor Russell and Arlene Wilson Russell, he received his bachelor's degree from
East Texas State University and his law degree from
South Texas College of Law and then practiced law in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Russell served in the
Texas House of Representatives from 1983 until 1992 as a
Democrat
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. He resigned to become legislative liaison for Governor Ann Richards and later was a lobbyist in
Austin, Texas. Russell moved back to Mount Pleasant and was elected
Titus County, Texas county judge in 2006. He died in Mount Pleasant, Texas.
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1945 births
2014 deaths
People from Mount Pleasant, Texas
Texas A&M University–Commerce alumni
South Texas College of Law alumni
Texas lawyers
Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
20th-century American lawyers
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