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Russell, George William Erskine, 1853-1919

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George William Erskine Russell PC (3 February 1853 – 17 March 1919) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Russell was born in London in 1853, the youngest son of Lord Charles Russell MP, the 6th son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford. He was educated at Harrow School and at University College, Oxford.

He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Aylesbury from 1880-1885 and for Biggleswade from 1892-1895.

He served in government as Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board from 1883-1885, as Under-Secretary of State for India from 1892-1894 and Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1894-1895. He was also an Alderman on London County Council from 1889-1895. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1907, and held the honorary degree of LLD from St Andrews University.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom (1801–present)
Preceded by
Nathan Rothschild
Samuel George Smith
Member of Parliament for Aylesbury
with Nathan Rothschild

1880–1885
Succeeded by
Ferdinand James von Rothschild
Preceded by
Viscount Baring
Member of Parliament for Biggleswade
1892–1895
Succeeded by
Lord Alwyne Frederick Compton
Political offices
Preceded by
George Curzon
Under-Secretary of State for India
1892–1894
Succeeded by
Lord Reay
Preceded by
Herbert John Gladstone
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
1894–1895
Succeeded by
Jesse Collings

This biographical information was gathered from the George_William_Erskine_Russell page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project.

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