Russell Hartley Adams (April 22, 1899 – March 19, 1956) was an American attorney who served as Allegheny County District Attorney, including metropolitan Pittsburgh, from January 1942 until December 17, 1945. He was a member of the Republican Party. Adams was born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, to Harry H. Adams and Gwendolyn Davis. He died of coronary occlusion in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. See also District Attorney Pittsburgh Police Allegheny County Sheriff Allegheny County Police Department References 1899 births 1956 deaths People from Duquesne, Pennsylvania Lawyers from Pittsburgh County district attorneys in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Republicans 20th-century American lawyers