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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

Earl Russell, of Kingston Russell in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most Peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801 when It was created on 30 July 1861 for the prominent Liberal politician Lord John Russell. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party John Russell 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC (18 August 1792 &ndash 28 May 1878 known as Lord John Russell before 1861 was an English He was Home Secretary from 1835 to 1839, Foreign Secretary from 1852 to 1853 and 1859 to 1865 and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1852 and 1865 to 1866. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Russell was made Viscount Amberley, of Amberley in the County of Gloucester and of Ardsalla in the County of Meath, at the same time he was given the earldom. A member of the prominent Russell family, he was the third son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford. John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford KG PC LLD FSA ( 6 July 1766 &ndash 20 October 1839) was a younger

He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Earl, the eldest son of John Russell, Viscount Amberley. John Russell Viscount Amberley ( 10 December 1842 – 9 January 1876) was the eldest son of John Russell 1st Earl Russell. Lord Russell was one of the first peers to join the Labour Party and held office under Ramsay Macdonald as Under-Secretary of State for India from 1929 to 1931. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the James Ramsay MacDonald ( 12 October 1866 &ndash 9 November 1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United This is a list of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State and Permanent Under-Secretaries of State at the India Office during the period of British rule He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Earl, the famous philosopher universally known as Bertrand Russell. Bertrand Arthur William Russell 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970 was a British Philosopher, Historian His younger son, the fifth Earl (who succeeded his half-brother in 1987), was a noted historian of 17th century England. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Russell also sat on the Liberal Democrat benches in the House of Lords and was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" Elected by the Whole House The following peers were elected to serve as Deputy Speakers of the House of Lords. The House of Lords Act 1999 (1999 c 34 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999 As of 2007 the titles are held by his eldest son, the sixth Earl, who succeeded in 2004. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. As a descendant of the sixth Duke of Bedford he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles.

The eldest son of the earl, the heir apparent to the earldom, would normally bear the junior title, Viscount Amberley. The eldest son of the first Earl died before his father and so never inherited the earldom, and when "Viscount Amberley" is used without further qualification it is often in reference to him.

Earls Russell (1861)

The Heir Presumptive is the present holder's younger brother, the Hon. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An heir presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne peerage or other hereditary honor but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir apparent John Francis Russell (b. John Francis Russell (born 1971) is a British Politician for the Liberal Democrats. 1971)

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