John Russell 
John was born on August 18th, 1792 in Hertford Street, Mayfair, London. John's father was John Russell and his mother was Georgiana Elizabeth Byng. His paternal grandparents were Francis Russell and Elizabeth Keppel. He had two brothers named Francis and George William. He was the youngest of the three children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Henry, Charles James and Louisa Jane. He died at the age of 85 on May 28th, 1878 in Richmond Park, Surrey.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Prime Minister of Britain
REFN: LPT12301
"Lord John Russell was an instinctive reformer. He came to Parliamentaryattention for helping to write the 1832 Reform Bill which increased thenumber of people eligible to vote. He served as Leader of the Commons,and later as Home Secretary and Colonial Secretary under Melbourne. Hewent on to lead the opposition to Peel's government and came to officehimself in 1846."
"Problems which dogged his government included poor trade, highunemployment, and the Irish Potato Famine. As Prime Minister, heliberalized trade and limited women's working hours. He was eventuallybrought down by a minister he had sacked, Lord Palmerston."
"Russell then served briefly as Foreign Secretary under Lord Derby, andthen later under Palmerston. In 1861, he was created Earl Russell. Hethen formed a second government after Palmerston's death (his advancedage was outweighed by the Queens trust in him). He resigned, with littleregret the next year following the failure of a Reform Bill."
SOURCES: "Descendants of Stephen Russell and Alice de La Tour"http://www.geneastar.org (with credit for above narrative.)
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.01 Nov 1680 d.26 May 1711
- b.30 Sep 1710 d.15 Jan 1771
- b.~ 1685 d.1724
- b.27 Sep 1739 d.22 Mar 1767 in Killed.
- b.10 Aug 1694 d.25 Dec 1754
- b.~ 1715 d.1794
- b.~ 1695 d.26 Jun 1727
- b.1766 d.1839
- b.05 Jun 1702 d.22 Dec 1754
- b.1739 d.1768
- b.29 Jul 1672 d.27 May 1723
- b.1703 d.20 Oct 1789
- b.~ 1645 d.1698
- b.~ 1675 d.09 Dec 1722
- b.< 1648 d.Jun 1696
- b.18 Aug 1792 in Hertford Street, Mayfair, London d.28 May 1878 in Richmond Park, Surrey
- b.~ 1766 d.11 Oct 1801
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John were married in a religious ceremony on July 20th, 1841.
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