Sir George Russell, 4th Baronet
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Sir George Russell, 4th Baronet (23 August 1828 - 7 March 1898) was a British
barrister
and Conservative
politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1898.
Russell was the third son of Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Marie Clotilde Mottet de la Fontaine. He was educated at Eton
and Exeter College, Oxford
. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
in 1853
and went the Oxford Circuit. In 1862 he became recorder of Wokingham. He was a County Court Judge of County Circuit No. 19 from 1866 to 1874,and of Circuit No. 49 from 1874 to February 1884. He succeeded his brother Charles as 4th baronet
in 1883.
In the 1885 general election
, Russell was elected the Conservative Member of Parliament
(MP) for Wokingham
. He served until his death at the age of 69 in 1898.
Russell married Constance Charlotte Lennox, daughter of Lord Arthur Lennox in 1871. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son George. They lived at Swallowfield Park
in Berkshire
.
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barrister
Barrister
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and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1898.
Russell was the third son of Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Marie Clotilde Mottet de la Fontaine. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
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. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1853
and went the Oxford Circuit. In 1862 he became recorder of Wokingham. He was a County Court Judge of County Circuit No. 19 from 1866 to 1874,and of Circuit No. 49 from 1874 to February 1884. He succeeded his brother Charles as 4th baronet
Russell Baronets
There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Russell, three in the Baronetage of England and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....
in 1883.
In the 1885 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1885
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, Russell was elected the Conservative Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Wokingham
Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Wokingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. He served until his death at the age of 69 in 1898.
Russell married Constance Charlotte Lennox, daughter of Lord Arthur Lennox in 1871. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son George. They lived at Swallowfield Park
Swallowfield Park
Swallowfield Park is a Grade II* listed stately home and estate in the English county of Berkshire. The house is situated near the village of Swallowfield, some 4 miles south of the town of Reading.-The House :...
in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
.