There is a curious connection with one of the founders of Skull and Bones.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H ... on_Russell
William Huntington Russell (12 August 1809 – 19 May 1885) was an American businessman, educator, and politician. Notably, he was a co-founder of the Yale University secret society Skull and Bones, along with Alphonso Taft...
Very curious this... look who we have:He was a descendant of several old New England families, including those of Huntington, Pierpont, Hooker, Willett, Bingham, and Russell. His ancestor, Rev. Noadiah Russell, was a founder and original trustee of Yale College. William's older cousin, Samuel Russell, founded the successful merchant trading firm Russell & Co. in 1823, but William was never associated with this firm.
* Russell M. Nelson
* Ezra Taft Benson.
* Harold Bingham Lee
RUSSELL + Udalls
Russell is a common name, but has been found often in religious circles. Charles Taze Russell was the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses. (The JWs have a lot of Udells in their ranks, while the LDS has a lot of Udalls. Different spelling, unusual name. SWK, J. Reuben Clark and Romney are related to the Udalls.)
The name Russell pops up in many contexts. Some more relevant than others
BINGHAM
Major aristocratic name in England and Ireland. A Bingham headed up the UK's "vaccine taskforce".
TAFT
A much more unusual name, seemingly Anglo-Irish
SPENCER[Tafts] have served Ohio, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, Utah, and the United States in various positions such as U.S. Representative (two), Governor of Ohio, Governor of Rhode Island, U.S. Senator (three), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Secretary of War (two), President of the United States, and Chief Justice of the United States.
The name "Spencer" turns up in the names of two recent presidents: Spencer Wooley Kimball and Thomas Spencer Monson. A common name again, but the Spencers are one of the most powerful families in England. Princess Diana was famously a Spencer so the next people in line after Charles for the British throne are all part Spencers. It may be less obvious, but Winston Churchill was also largely of Spencer lineage. He arguably had more Spencer in him than Churchill and was a distant relative of Diana.
Very basic stuff. Feel free to agree or disagree. I just found this interesting. Also a curious Irish connection. The Binghams, Russells, Tafts and Spencers have all played some part in the history of Ireland, often as colonists... none of these are indigenous Irish names.