Background
Dearmont, Russell Lee was born on February 22, 1891 in Mound City, Missouri, United States. Son of Washington Strother and Julia Lee (McKee) Dearmont.
Dearmont, Russell Lee was born on February 22, 1891 in Mound City, Missouri, United States. Son of Washington Strother and Julia Lee (McKee) Dearmont.
Bachelor of Arts, S.E. Missouri State Teachers College, Cape Girardeau, 1911. Bachelor of Laws, University of Missouri, 1914, Doctor of Laws, 1959. Doctor of Laws, Lindenwood College, 1958.
; children—Julia Marie Fisher, Marguerite Oliver Lewis, Sarah Lee Hovis. Admitted to Missouri bar, 1914, began practice at Cape Girardeau. Member firm Dearmont & Russell, 1929-1932, Dearmont, Spradling & Dalton, 1933-1936.
General counsel for trustee Member of Parliament Railroad Company, St. Louis, 1936-1956, vice president, general counsel, director, 1956-1957, president, director, 1957-1961, chairman, 1961. President, member board directors Doniphan, Kensett & Searcy Railway, Missouri-Illinois Railroad Company, Natchez & Southern Railway Company, New Orleans and Lower Coast Railroad Company, Southern Illinois and Missouri Bridge Company, Western Coal Mining Company. Chairman of the Board Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 1946-1953, retired.
Director American Refrigerator Transit Company, Arkansas & Memphis Railway Bridge and Terminal Company, Fort Worth Belt Railway Company, Iron Mountain Railroad Company of Memphis, Jefferson Southwestern Railroad Company, Missouri and Illinois Bridge and Belt Railroad Company, Missouri Pacific Freight Transport Company, Southwestern Bell Telephone Сompany, Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal R.R. of New Orleans, Trans-Mississippi Terminal Company, T.&P. Railway Company, Union Terminal Railway Company Vice president St. Louis Board Police Commissioners Past vice president St. Louis council Boy Scouts American, Metropolitan Young Men’s Christian Association. Trustee Young Women’s Christian Association. Director United Fund of St. Louis.
Trustee Westminster College (president of the board 1939-1941), Lindenwood College. Member president’ advisory council St. Saint Louis University. Advisory council Washington University.
Member Missouri Senate, 1929-1932. Member Association American R.R.’s (director), Terminal R.R. Association St. Louis (director), Chamber of Commerce (director), Urban Redevelopment Corporation St. Louis (director), Municipal Theatre Association, St. Louis (director), Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Association (director), American, Missouri, St. Louis Bar Associations, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Delta Theta. Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner).
Clubs: Bankers (New York City).
Married Marie Marguerite Oliver, April. Children: Julia Marie Fisher, Marguerite Oliver Lewis, Sarah Lee Hovis.