Background
BROWN, Russell Salathiel was born on August 31, 1889 in London, Kentucky, United States.
BROWN, Russell Salathiel was born on August 31, 1889 in London, Kentucky, United States.
Topeka High School, Kan. Dougherty Business. College. Payne Theological Seminary.
Cleveland College, Western Reserve University.
Elected to City Council, Cleveland, 1929-1930, by Republic Majority. Appointed by Governor. Myers Y. Cooper to Trusteeship State Department, Wilberforce University, Xenia, O., 1929-1934.
Religious Secretary, Young Men's Christian Association, Camp Funston, Kan., 1917. Pastor, 1st Congregational Church, Atlanta, 1920-1925. Invited to make nominating speech for Calvin Coolidge, Georgia.
State Convention; Chairman, Race-Relations Committee, 3 years. Member. Committee on Missions, highest governing body of Congregational Churches in American, 1922-1924. Pastor, Mountain. Zion Congregational Churchl largest building owned and controlled by negroes in Cleveland, Ohio, 1925.
Member: Alpha Phi Alpha. Sigma Pi Phi; Artist Fellowship & Master of Arts Club: City, Cleveland.
Spouse Floy Smith (Oberlin), June 24, 1915, Moderator Congregational Ministers Club of Greater Cleveland, 1928.