On his home ground, Russell was returned without a contest.[6] He was the county’s richest commoner, seen as a Canningite. The Marquess of Londonderry had a political reason — his man Sir Henry Hardinge was at that moment unavailable — for stepping aside as a backer of another candidate. Charles Tennyson, his uncle, ran his campaign in the constituency, with Robert William Mills, his steward. On election day John Allan (1778–1844) of Blackwell Grange, son of his grandfather's banking partner Robert Allan, and Archibald Cochrane, proposed him, and Russell spoke in favour of Catholic emancipation and reform of the Corn Laws.[5][7] He held the County Durham seat until the constituency was divided at the 1832 general election.[1]
william, russell, durham, william, russell, november, 1798, january, 1850, brancepeth, castle, county, durham, british, whig, politician, house, commons, between, 1822, 1832, contents, life, politics, references, external, linkslife, edithe, matthew, russell, . William Russell 9 November 1798 30 January 1850 1 of Brancepeth Castle in County Durham was a British Whig 2 politician He sat in the House of Commons between 1822 and 1832 Contents 1 Life 1 1 In politics 2 References 3 External linksLife editHe was the son of Matthew Russell and his wife Elizabeth Tennyson and grandson of the wealthy William Russell of Brancepeth Castle 1 He was educated at Eton College and matriculated at St John s College Cambridge in 1818 3 In politics edit Russell was elected at a by election in 1822 as one of the two Members of Parliament MPs for borough of Saltash in Cornwall 2 He held that seat until the 1826 general election when he was returned as an MP for the borough of Bletchingley in Surrey 1 4 He resigned the Bletchingley seat in 1827 by taking the Chiltern Hundreds to stand at a by election for County Durham It was caused by the elevation of the Whig John George Lambton to the House of Lords 5 On his home ground Russell was returned without a contest 6 He was the county s richest commoner seen as a Canningite The Marquess of Londonderry had a political reason his man Sir Henry Hardinge was at that moment unavailable for stepping aside as a backer of another candidate Charles Tennyson his uncle ran his campaign in the constituency with Robert William Mills his steward On election day John Allan 1778 1844 of Blackwell Grange son of his grandfather s banking partner Robert Allan and Archibald Cochrane proposed him and Russell spoke in favour of Catholic emancipation and reform of the Corn Laws 5 7 He held the County Durham seat until the constituency was divided at the 1832 general election 1 Russell was High Sheriff of Durham in 1841 8 References edit a b c d Russell William 1798 1850 of Brancepeth Castle co Dur History of Parliament Online www historyofparliamentonline org a b Stooks Smith Henry 1973 1844 1850 Craig F W S ed The Parliaments of England 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 499 ISBN 0 900178 13 2 Russell William RSL818W A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Stooks Smith page 545 a b Durham County 1820 1830 History of Parliament Online www historyofparliamentonline org Stooks Smith page 99 Allan John ALN794J A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge No 19948 The London Gazette 5 February 1841 p 304 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William Russell Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William RussellParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byMatthew RussellJohn Fleming Member of Parliament for Saltash1822 1826 With John Fleming Succeeded byAndrew SpottiswoodeHenry MonteithPreceded byEdward Henry EdwardesLord Francis Leveson Gower Member of Parliament for Bletchingley1826 1827 With Charles Tennyson Succeeded byHon William LambCharles TennysonPreceded byJohn LambtonHon William Powlett Member of Parliament for County Durham1828 1832 With Hon William Powlett to 1831Sir Hedworth Williamson Bt 1831 1832 Constituency dividedHonorary titlesPreceded bySir Hedworth Williamson Bt High Sheriff of Durham1841 Succeeded byRobert Eden Duncombe Shafto nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1801 for an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Russell Durham MP amp oldid 1176597589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
