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John Russell Earl Russell

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, known by his courtesy title Lord John Russell before 1861, was a British Whig and Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1852 and again from 1865 to 1866.

Russell was born into the highest echelons of the British aristocracy, being the third son of John Russell, later 6th Duke of Bedford, and Georgiana Byng, daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington. The Russell family had been one of the principal Whig dynasties in England since the 17th century, and were among the richest handful of aristocratic landowning families in the country.

Scion of one of the most powerful aristocratic families, Russell was a leading reformer who weakened the power of the aristocracy. His great achievements, wrote A. J. P. Taylor, were based on his persistent battles in Parliament over the years on behalf of the expansion of liberty; after each loss he tried again and again, until finally, his efforts were largely successful.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1846–1852 and 1865–1866 (1792–1878)

Born 18 August 1792
Died 28 May 1878

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1846–1852 and 1865–1866 (1792–1878)

Born 18 August 1792
Died 28 May 1878

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Politics and government, History, Constitutional history, Foreign relations, Great Britain, Great Britain. Parliament, Reform, Tariff on sugar, Catholic Church, Causes, Christianity, Corn laws (Great Britain), Correspondence, Irish question, Alabama claims, Boundaries, Capital, Cholera, Church and state, Church history, Controversial literature, Delivery of Health Care, Droit constitutionnel, Economic conditions, Economics

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Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, France, Canada, Grande-Bretagne, Jamaica, Northwest boundary of the United States, Poland, Politics and government, United States

People

John Russell Lord (1792-1878), William Russell Lord (1639-1683), Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue Carlingford Baron (1823-1898), Egerton Ryerson (1803-1882), John Russell Russell Earl (1792-1878), Pius IX Pope (1792-1878)

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1837-1901, 1485-, 19th century, 1830-1837, 1648-1789, 1815-1871, Revolution, 1789-1799, 1760-1860, Charles II, 1660-1685, Revolution, 1863-1864

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  • Lord John Russell
  • John Russell Russell
  • Russell, John Russell, Earl
  • Earl John Russell Russell
  • John Russell (1st Earl )
  • Russell, John Earl Russell
  • John Russell Russell (Earl)
  • Russell, John Lord

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September 16, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 14, 2023 Edited by Marla Added bio and birth/death dates
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August 22, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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