RUSSELL, Lord John II (1792-1878). | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 18 Aug. 1792, 3rd s. of John Russell II, 6th Duke of Bedford, by 1st w., and bro. of Francis Russell, Mq. of Tavistock, and Lord George William Russell. educ. by Dr Moore, Sunbury 1800-1; Westminster 1803-4; privately by Dr Edmund Cartwright 1804-5; by Rev. John Smith at Woodnesborough, nr. Sandwich 1805-8; Edinburgh Univ. 1809-12. m. (1) 11 Apr. 1835, Adelaide (d. 1 Nov. 1838), da. of Thomas Lister of Armitage Park, Staffs., wid. of her 2nd cos. Thomas Lister, 2nd Baron Ribblesdale, 2da.; (2) 20 July 1841, Lady Frances Anna Maria Elliot Murray Kynynmound, da. of Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto, 3s. 1da. cr. Earl Russell 30 July 1861, KG 21 May 1862; GCMG 25 Mar. 1869.

Offices Held

PC 22 Nov. 1830; paymaster-gen. Dec. 1830 – Dec. 1834; sec. of state for Home affairs Apr. 1835 – Sept. 1839; ecclesiastical commr. 1836; sec. of state for War and Colonies Sept. 1839 – Sept. 1841; first ld. of Treasury July 1846 – Feb. 1852, Nov. 1865 – July 1866; sec. of state for Foreign affairs Dec. 1852 – Feb. 1853, June 1859 – Nov. 1865; in cabinet without office Feb. 1853 – June 1854; ld. pres. of Council June 1854 – Feb. 1855; 4th charity commr. 1854 – 56; special mission to Vienna Feb. – Apr. 1855; sec. of state for Colonies May-July 1855.

Rector, Glasgow Univ. 1846 – 47, Aberdeen Univ. 1863–6.

Capt. Beds. militia 1810.

Parlimentarian

RUSSELL, Lord John (1792-1878).

Notes

See S. Walpole, Life of Lord John Russell, 2 vols. (1889); and J. Prest, Lord John Russell (1972).

Author

D.R.F.

Volume

Commons 1790-1820

Web Title

RUSSELL, John II (1792-1878)

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Oxford 1644

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