J.p. Herefs. 20 Feb. 1407 – Dec. 1427, 19 Mar. 1428 – d., Glos. 21 Mar. 1413-Nov. 1416.
Commr. of inquiry, Salop Feb. 1410 (Ownership of Farlow), duchy of Lancaster lands south of Trent June 1413 (concealments), Herefs. Jan. 1414 (lollards), Feb. 1414 (armed raid on Eardisley), Glos., Worcs. Feb. 1414 (importation of uncustomed wines), Glos. Feb. 1415 (concealments), Herefs. July 1419 (title of Henry Oldcastle† to Almeley); to assess a tax Jan. 1412, Jan. 1436; of oyer and terminer, S. Wales June, July 1413; array, Herefs. Apr. 1418, Mar. 1419; to raise royal loans Nov. 1419, Mar. 1422, July 1426, May 1428, Mar. 1430, May 1431, Feb. 1434, Feb. 1436; administer oath against maintenance May 1434.
Justice, S. Wales Apr. 1410, Aug. 1413, Nov. 1416-Apr. 1417.
Escheator, Herefs. and adjacent march 9 Mar. – 10 Dec. 1411, 14 Dec. 1415 – 8 Dec. 1416, 23 Nov. 1419 – 16 Nov. 1420, 5 Nov. 1432–3.
Sheriff, Herefs. 10 Nov. 1417–14 Nov. 1418.
Speaker 1423, 1432.
Steward of Usk by 1426.
Justice itinerant, Newport 1432.
He is not to be confused (as in W.R. Williams, Parl. Hist. Herefs. and T.B. Pugh, Marcher Ldships S. Wales ), with John, yr. s. of Sir John Russell of Strensham, from whom he is clearly distinguished in Sir John’s will (Lambeth Pal. Lib. Reg. Arundel, i. f. 223) and in CCR, 1419-22, p. 132.
RUSSELL, John III (-d.1437)