Russell Carlos Davis (August 13, 1922 – October 16, 1993)[1][2] was an American politician and the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1969 to 1977.

[8][6] Russell Davis attended and graduated from Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland.

[9] He started attending the University of Maryland at the age of 16, but his college career was cut short by World War II.

[10] During World War II, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was stationed in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1944.

[15] Also during his tenure as mayor, he presented the idea for a planetarium, which started construction in 1976 and is named after him.