Donald S. Russell

Donald S. Russell
Official portrait, 1953
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In office April 23, 1971 – February 22, 1998
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
In office November 3, 1966 – May 1, 1971
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Charles Cecil Wyche
Succeeded by	Solomon Blatt Jr.
United States Senator from South Carolina
In office April 22, 1965 – November 8, 1966
Appointed by	Robert Evander McNair
Preceded by	Olin D. Johnston
Succeeded by	Fritz Hollings
107th Governor of South Carolina
In office January 15, 1963 – April 22, 1965
Lieutenant	Robert Evander McNair
Preceded by	Fritz Hollings
Succeeded by	Robert Evander McNair
21st President of the University of South Carolina
In office 1952–1957
Preceded by	Francis Wright Bradley
Succeeded by	Robert Sumwalt
3rd Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
In office September 24, 1945 – January 20, 1947
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Frank McCarthy
Succeeded by	John Peurifoy
Personal details
Born	Donald Stuart Russell (1906-02-22)February 22, 1906 Lafayette Springs, Lafayette County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	February 22, 1998(1998-02-22) (aged 92) Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Resting place	Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of South Carolina, Columbia (AB, LLB) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Profession	Politician, Jurist, Lawyer, Academic administrator
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	World War II

Donald Stuart Russell (February 22, 1906 – February 22, 1998) was an American politician, attorney, judge, and academic administrator from South Carolina. A Democrat, Russell was elected Governor of South Carolina in 1962 and served from 1963 to 1965, which was followed by a stint as U.S. Senator from South Carolina from 1965 to 1966.

Russell went on to become district judge of the District Court for the District of South Carolina and the circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Prior to his political career, Russell served as an Assistant Secretary of State in the 1940s, and was president of the University of South Carolina in the 1950s. Russell was a close ally and political protege of James F. Byrnes.^[1]