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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC, FRS (18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878), known by his courtesy title Lord John Russell before 1861, was a British Whig and Liberal statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1852 and again from 1865 to 1866.
May 24, 2024 · John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (born Aug. 18, 1792, London, Eng.—died May 28, 1878, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey) was the prime minister of Great Britain (1846–52, 1865–66), an aristocratic liberal and leader of the fight for passage of the Reform Bill of 1832.
Lord John Russell, later Earl Russell, was the principal architect of the Great Reform Act in 1832, and was one of the main promoters of parliamentary reform in the nineteenth century.
Read more about former British Prime Minister Lord John Russell, who served twice from Jun 1846 - Feb 1852, and Oct 1865 - Jun 1866.
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, (born Aug. 18, 1792, London, Eng.—died May 28, 1878, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey), British politician and prime minister (1846–52, 1865–66). A member of the prominent Russell family, he entered Parliament in 1813.
Jun 11, 2018 · Russell, Lord John, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878). Prime minister. A small, cocky man, with an abrasive and resilient personality, Russell was the third son of the duke of Bedford and was educated at Westminster and Edinburgh University.
In 1835 he was appointed by Melbourne as Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons. In 1839 he became Colonial Secretary. When Melbourne's government fell in 1841 he became leader of the Opposition, and on Peel's defeat in 1846 became Prime Minister.
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, John Russell, 1st Earl, 1792–1878, British statesman; younger son of the 6th duke of Bedford, known most of his life as Lord John Russell. He became a Whig member of Parliament in 1813 and soon began his long career as a liberal reformer.
Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell served as Prime Minister between 1846 to 1852 and 1865 to 1866. Read more about the life and achievements of Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell...
