Oris Stanley Russell

Background

Russell, Oris Stanley was born on April 26, 1922 in Nassau, The Bahamas. Son of Richard Hilton and Lena Louise (Hart) Russell.

Education

Bachelor in Agriculture with high honors, University Florida, 1950. Master in Agriculture, University Florida, 1951.

Career

Clerk, Colonial Secretary Office, Nassau, 1940-1944; chief clerk, Colonial Secretary Office, Nassau, 1944-1947; senior agricultural officer, Board Agriculture and Fisheries, Nassau, 1951-1954; director agriculture and fisheries, Department Agriculture and Fisheries, Nassau, 1954-1965; permanent secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Nassau, 1965-1973; permanent secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Nassau, 1973-1983. Hurricane information officer, Bahamas Government, 1961-1963. Active Commonwealth Science Council, England, 1973-1983, Bahamas Delaware to the United Nations, 1973-1983, Police Svc.

Commission, 1985-1992.

Achievements

• Oris Stanley Russell has been listed as a noteworthy Government official, agricultural consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary representative Royal Commonwealth Society, Bahamas, since 1960. President Bahamas National Trust, Nassau, 1966-1967, 72-73. Council member College of the Bahamas, Nassau, 1975-1976.

Chairman Advisory Council Public Records, Nassau, since 1983. Member International Society for Horticultural Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, American Society for Economic Botany, Royal Geographic Society, Royal Nassau Sailing Club, Nassau Yacht Club, Rotary, The Saint Andrew Society.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, yachting.

Connections

Married Dorothea Eloise Malone, December 1963 (deceased May 1976). Married Gloria Rowena Claridge, May 13, 1978.

Father:

Richard Hilton Russell

Mother:

Lena Louise (Hart) Russell

Spouse:

Dorothea Eloise Malone

Spouse:

Gloria Rowena Claridge