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  Russell, John
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AffiliationLiberal  
 
NameJohn Russell
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London, England , United Kingdom
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Born August 18, 1792
DiedMay 28, 1878 (85 years)
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifedRalphie
Jan 19, 2008 01:55am
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InfoMP for Tavistock 1813-1817, 1818-1820, 1830-1831
MP for Huntingdonshire 1820-1826
MP for Bandon 1826-1830
MP for Devonshire 1831-1832
MP for Devonshire South 1832-1835
MP for Stroud 1835-1841
MP for the City of London 1841-1861

Leader of the House of Commons 1834, 1835-1841, 1846-1852, 1852-1855
Home Secretary 1835-1839
War and the Colonies Secretary 1839-1841
Prime Minister 1846-1852, 1865-1866
Foreign Secretary 1852-1853, 1859-1865
Lord President of the Council 1854-1855
Colonies Secretary 1855

Granted life peerage as 1st Earl Russell in 1861.

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DISCUSSION
Importance? 9.00000 Average

FAMILY
Son John Russell 1842-1876
Grandson Bertrand Russell 1872-1970
Father John Russell 1766-1839
Grandfather Francis Russell 1739-1767
Great-Grandfather John Russell 1710-1771
Grand Aunt Caroline Spencer 1743-1811
Great-Grandmother Gertrude Russell 1715-1794

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RACES
  10/28/1865 UK Prime Minister - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/18/1859 UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  02/23/1855 UK Secretary of State for the Colonies Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/12/1854 UK Lord President of the Council Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/28/1852 UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  07/01/1852 UK Prime Minister Lost 49.54% (-0.92%)
  07/01/1847 UK Prime Minister Won 44.51% (-5.03%)
  06/29/1846 UK Prime Minister - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  08/30/1839 UK Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  04/18/1835 UK Secretary of State for the Home Department Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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