Please answer the following question: What key details about richard russell , jr. . can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: richard brevard russell , jr. -lrb- november 2 , 1897 -- january 21 , 1971 -rrb- was an american politician from georgia . a member of the democratic party , he briefly served as speaker of the georgia house , and as governor of georgia -lrb- 1931 -- 33 -rrb- before serving in the united states senate for almost 40 years , from 1933 until his death from emphysema in washington , d.c. in 1971 . as a senator , he was a candidate for president of the united states in the 1948 democratic national convention , and the 1952 democratic national convention . russell was a founder and leader of the conservative coalition that dominated congress from 1937 to 1963 , and at his death was the most senior member of the senate . he was for decades a leader of southern opposition to the civil rights movement .
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- jr/sr is united states senator- birth name is richard brevard russell , jr.- party is democratic- predecessor is carl griffin hardman hayden carl hayden leverett saltonstall millard tydings lamartine- succeeded is david h. gambrell- birth date is 2 november 1897- branch is united states navy- profession is attorney- leader is mike ernest mcfarland mansfield mike mansfield lyndon b. johnson mike mansfield- order is president of the senate committee on appropriations chairman of the senate pro committee on armed services 66th governor of georgia tempore of the united states senate chairman- death date is 21 january 1971- spouse is never married- term end is january 3 , 1969 january 3 , 1953 january 21 , 21 1971 january 10 , 1933 , 1971 january 21 , 1971 january- unit is reserves- death place is washington d.c. , u.s.- birth place is winder , georgia , u.s.- successor is allen saltonstall eugene talmadge j. ellender allen ellender john c. stennis leverett- state is georgia- alma mater is university of georgia school of law- preceded is john s. cohen- term start is january 3 , 1955 january 3 , 1951 january 12 , 3 1933 june 27 , 1931 , 1969 january 3 , 1969 january