Background
Russell, Franklin Ferriss was born on March 5, 1891 in Brooklyn. Son of Isaac Franklin and Ruth (Ferriss) Russell.
Russell, Franklin Ferriss was born on March 5, 1891 in Brooklyn. Son of Isaac Franklin and Ruth (Ferriss) Russell.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, New York University, 1911, Juris Doctor, 1915. Bachelor of Arts (Rhodes scholar), Brasenose College, Oxford, 1913, Bachelor of Civil Law, 1914, Master of Arts, 1924.
Admitted to New York bar, 1914, New Jersey bar, 1934. Member firm Zabriskie, Sage, Gray & Todd, 1925-1928, Russell, Shevlin & Nussell, 1929-1942. Counsel to law firm Shevlin Siegfried & Shainman, New York City, 1959-1978.
Professor law Brooklyn Law School postgraduate division, 1921-1942, 47, 62-67.
Owen Doctorate. Young professor international relations Saint Lawrence University, 1925-1928. Professor of law Mercer Beasley School Law, Newark University, 1934-1936.
Deputy chief legal division United States element, Allied Common for Austria, 1945-1946. With Central Intelligence Agency, 1949-1950.
Special assistant to legal adviser for aid to Greece and Turkey, Department of State.
Magister Riccobono Seminar Roman Law in American, 1951-1952. Visiting instructor Greek, Virginia Episcopal Theological Seminary, 1953. Legal adviser, attorney general Government of Eritrea, Ethiopia, 1955-1956.
Legal adviser to representative Emperor of Ethiopia in Eritrea, 1957-1959.
Board visitors United States Naval Academy, 1931.
Served with 1st New York Cavalry, Mexican Border Campaign, 1916-1917. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Psi Upsilon.
Married Mildred Cutter Henry, June 25, 1917. Children: Mildred, Ruth Elizabeth (Mistress Frank Faulkner).