George W. E. Russell | |
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| Under-Secretary of State for India | |
| In office 19 August 1892 – 21 June 1894 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | George Curzon |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Reay |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
| In office 12 March 1894 – 21 June 1895 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Rosebery |
| Preceded by | Herbert Gladstone |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Collings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1853-02-03)3 February 1853 London, England |
| Died | 17 March 1919(1919-03-17) (aged 66) London, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
George William Erskine RussellPC (3 February 1853 – 17 March 1919) was aBritish biographer, memoirist andLiberal politician.
Russell was born in London, England, on 3 February 1853, the youngest son ofLord Charles Russell, sixth son ofJohn Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford. His mother was Isabella Clarisa Davies, daughter of William Griffith Davies, of Penylan,Carmarthenshire.[1] He was educated atHarrow School. He matriculated atUniversity College, Oxford in 1872, graduating B.A. in 1876, M.A. 1880.[2] He obtained only apass degree. Ill-health, particularlymyelitis, put paid to his chances of academic distinction.[3]
Russell wasLiberal Member of Parliament forAylesbury from 1880 to 1885,[4] and forBiggleswade from 1892 to 1895.[5] He was appointed byWilliam Ewart Gladstone asParliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board from 1883 to 1885 and asUnder-Secretary of State for India from 1892 to 1894. UnderLord Rosebery he wasUnder-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1894 to 1895. He was also an Alderman onLondon County Council from 1889 to 1895. He was appointed aPrivy Counsellor in 1907, and held the honorary degree of LLD fromSt Andrews University. He was the author of the biographyThe Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone (1891).[6] Russell was a journalist by profession, and a close ally of the Grand Old Man, a home ruler, when Gladstone presented the bill to the Commons for the second time on 13 February 1893.[7]
Russell died, unmarried, at 18 Wilton Street, London, on 17 March 1919, aged 66.[1]
TheVictoria and Albert Museum's photograph of Russell can be seen online.[8]
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forAylesbury 1880–1885 With:Nathan Rothschild | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBiggleswade 1892–1895 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board 1883–1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Under-Secretary of State for India 1892–1894 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1894–1895 | Succeeded by |
