RUSSELL, John [1792-1878] -- British statesman, orator, author, 1st Earl Russell of Kingston Russell
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1st Earl Russell of Kingston Russell
Viscount Amberley
Prime Minister
Viscount Amberley
Prime Minister
a/k/a
Finality John A strenuous advocate of parliamentary reform,
he was very much involved with a number of important
and historic events.
He quieted Ireland with a combination of coercive and
relief measures;
founded the national board of public health (1848);
and was influential in maintaining British neutrality during
the U.S. Civil War. 
Chronology |
1813 | Entered Parliament |
1819 | Advocacy of Parliamentary reform |
1826 | Advocacy of Roman Catholic emancipation |
1828 | Advocacy of repeal of the Test Acts |
1830 | Paymaster of the forces |
1831 | Introduced the Reform Bill |
1832 | Reform Bill passed |
1834 | Leader of Whig party |
1835-1839 | Home secretary |
1839-1841 | Secretary for war and the colonies |
1846-1852 | Prime minister and 1st lord of the treasury |
1852-1855 | Foreign secretary and president of the council |
1855 | Colonial secretary |
1859-1865 | Foreign secretary in the Palmerston-Russell administration |
1861 | Created Earl Russell |
1865-1866 | Prime minister and 1st lord of the treasury |
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