Russell M. Carneal

Russell M. Carneal
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the WilliamsburgYork CountyJames City County district
In office
1954–1973
Succeeded byFrank E. Mann (District 21)
George W. Grayson (District 51)
Personal details
Born
Russell Morris Carneal

(1918-05-09)May 9, 1918
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 1998(1998-07-27) (aged 80)
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
SpouseElizabeth Leachman
ChildrenRobert

Russell Morris Carneal (May 9, 1918 – July 27, 1998) was an American legislator and judge who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1954 to 1973. After his retirement from the lower house of the state legislature, Carneal assumed the district court judgeship of York County. In 1977, he was appointed to the Ninth Circuit of the Virginia Circuit Court and retired in 1989. Carneal attended the University of Virginia and served in the United States Navy during World War II. He died in 1998.