Background
Wilson, Russell was born on November 10, 1876 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Moses F. and Lucy (Thorpe) Wilson.
Wilson, Russell was born on November 10, 1876 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Moses F. and Lucy (Thorpe) Wilson.
Student Princeton 1 year. Bachelor of Laws, University of Cincinnati, 1900. Honorary Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1936.
Doctor of Laws, Marietta College, 1938.
Dramatic editor Cincinnati Post, 1908-1910. Associate editor Cincinnati Times-Star, 1913-1930. Non-partisan mayor of Cincinnati, 1930-1938.
Councilman, 1938-1946.
President Cincinnatus Association, 1924-1925. President Foreign Policy Association, chairman Cincinnati committee To Defend America by Aiding the Allies.
Member of advisory committee Bundles for Britain. Honorary director Cincinnati Red Cross.
Member of Ohio Committee of France Forever.
Member of advisory committee Bundles for Britain. Member of Ohio Committee of France Forever. Member Cincinnati Chapter Archeological Institute America, Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Phi, Sigma Sigma.
Mason.
Clubs: Queen City, Cincinnati.
Married Elizabeth B. Smith, September 20, 1923. Children: Samuel Smith, Perkins.