About Howard Hyde Russell
Lived 1855 – 1946 (aged 90). Howard Hyde Russell was a writer.
Howard Hyde Russell (October 21, 1855 – June 30, 1946) was an American lawyer and clergyman, the founder of the Anti-Saloon League.
Biography Howard Hyde Russell was born in Stillwater, Minnesota, on October 21, 1855. He was educated at Griswold College and the Iowa College of Law, and worked as a lawyer in Corning for six years. He married Lillian Davis on August 17, 1880, and they had two children.
Following a religious conversion, he gave up the practice of law to become a minister, studying theology at Oberlin College for five years.
Ernie Pyle devotes an entire chapter to Mr. Russell in his book, Home Country.
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Who was Howard Hyde Russell?
American activist (1855–1946)
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Howard Hyde Russell was born on 21 October 1855 in Stillwater.
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Howard Hyde Russell died on 30 June 1946 in Westerville.
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Howard Hyde Russell was a writer.
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