Lee M. Russell

Lee Maurice Russell ( born November 16, 1875 Lafayette County, Mississippi, † May 5, 1943 in Jackson, Mississippi ) was an American politician and 1920-1924 Governor of the State of Mississippi.

Early years and political rise

Lee Russell attended until 1897 the Toccopola College and thereafter until 1903, the University of Mississippi, where he studied law. After qualifying as a lawyer in Oxford, he began to work in his new profession. Russell was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1908 and 1912 he was a member of the House of Representatives of Mississippi, from 1912 to 1916 he was a member of the State Senate. From 1916 to 1920 he served as Deputy Governor Deputy Governor Theodore Gilmore Bilbo. On November 4, 1919, he was elected to succeed him.

Governor of Mississippi

Lee Russell began his four -year term on 20 January 1920. In his reign, the school system has been extended to a junior college system. In addition, a school for disabled children was established. By pests, there were crop failures. The governor then sued several insurance companies for violating the antitrust laws. In return, he found himself a suit of a former Secretary suspended the accused of inciting him for breach of promise and sued for $ 100,000. The action was dismissed within 25 minutes of the court.

Further CV

Due to a constitutional clause Russell was not allowed to run directly for his re-election in 1923. Therefore, he resigned from his post on 18 January 1924. He then moved to the Gulf Coast of his state, where he worked as a real estate agent. Later he returned to Jackson to work as a lawyer. He died in early May 1943. Lee Russell was married to Ethel May Day. The couple had a child together.