J. Russell Tuten

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James Russell Tuten (born July 23, 1911 in Appling County , Georgia , †  August 16, 1968 in Falls Church , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1963 and 1967 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Russell Tuten attended public schools in his home country. He then worked as a teacher, farmer and bricklayer, among other things. He later became a building contractor. Between 1956 and 1962 he was a city councilor in Brunswick . In 1958 and 1962 he was mayor of this city. He also became Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Brewton Parker College , Mount Vernon .

Politically, Tuten was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1962 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Georgia , where he succeeded Iris Faircloth Blitch on January 3, 1963 . After re-election in 1864, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until January 3, 1967 . These were shaped by the events of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement . During this time the 23rd and 24th amendments to the constitution were passed.

In 1966, Russell Tuten missed his party's re-nomination for re-election. Since 1967 he was vice chairman of the Coastal Plains Regional Commission . He died on August 16, 1968 in Falls Church and was buried in Brunswick.

Web links

  • J. Russell Tuten in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Tuten, J. Russell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tuten, James Russell (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Appling County , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH 16th August 1968
Place of death Falls Church , Virginia