George William Erskine Russell
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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.
He is not to be confused with George William Russell (1867-1935) the writer & theosophist.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| 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 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 |
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