Newton Russell

Newton R. Russell
Newton R. Russell
Member of the California Senate; from the 21st district
	In office; December 20, 1974 – November 30, 1996
Preceded by	John L. Harmer
Succeeded by	Adam Schiff
Member of the California State Assembly; from the 62nd district
	In office; January 4, 1965 – November 30, 1974
Preceded by	Tom Waite
Succeeded by	William H. Lancaster
Personal details
Born	June 25, 1927; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	May 18, 2013 (aged 85)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Diane Henderson (m. 1953)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Battles/wars	World War II

Newton Requa Russell (June 25, 1927 – May 18, 2013) was an American businessman and politician.^[1]

Born in Los Angeles, California, Russell attended Los Angeles High School and the Webb School of California.^[2] He served in the United States Navy during World War II.^[3]^[4] He then graduated from University of Southern California and was a special agent for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance for twelve years.^[2]^[5] He served in the California State Assembly from 1964 to 1974 as a Republican representing the 62nd district, but following reapportionment his district was merged, and he lost his seat to fellow Republican Michael D. Antonovich in the 1974 primaries.^[4]^[6] However, a resignation that year led to a vacancy in the California State Senate for the 21st district, and Russell defeated Arthur K. Snyder in the resulting special election.^[4]^[6] He was chairman of the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee, and remained a member of the Senate until 1996. He died of lung cancer at his home in La Cañada Flintridge, California in 2013.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator". Los Angeles Times. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b Assembly, California. Legislature (1973). "House Resolution No. 182". Journal of the Assembly, Legislature of the State of California. p. 16890.
^ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c JoinCalifornia.com-Newton Russell
^ Gazzar, Brenda (2013-05-23). "Former California lawmaker Newton Russell dies at 85". The Daily News. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c Woo, Elaine (2013-05-21). "Newton R. Russell obituary: veteran state legislator was 85". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2018-10-30.

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