George W. E. Russell

Not to be confused with George William Russell (1867-1935) the writer & theosophist.

The Right Honourable George W. E. Russell PC
Under-Secretary of State for India
In office 19 August 1892 – 21 June 1894
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	George Curzon
Succeeded by	The Lord Reay
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
In office 12 March 1894 – 21 June 1895
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Rosebery
Preceded by	Herbert Gladstone
Succeeded by	Jesse Collings
Personal details
Born	3 February 1853 London, England
Died	17 March 1919
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	University College, Oxford

George William Erskine Russell PC (3 February 1853 – 17 March 1919), known as George W. E. Russell, was a British biographer, memoirist and Liberal politician.

Background and education

Russell was born in London, England, the youngest son of Lord Charles Russell, sixth son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford. His mother was Isabella Clarisa Davies, daughter of William Griffith Davies, of Penylan, Carmarthenshire. He was educated at Harrow and University College, Oxford.

Political career

Russell was Liberal Member of Parliament for Aylesbury from 1880 to 1885. and for Biggleswade from 1892-1895. He under William Ewart Gladstone as Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board from 1883 to 1885 and as Under-Secretary of State for India from 1892 to 1894 and under Lord Rosebery as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 1894 to 1895. He was also an Alderman on London County Council from 1889 to 1895. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1907, and held the honorary degree of LLD from St Andrews University.

Personal life

Russell died in March 1919, aged 66.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George W. E. Russell
• Works by George William Erskine Russell at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about George W. E. Russell in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

Parliament of the United Kingdom
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 John Tomlinson Hibbert	Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board 1883–1885	Succeeded by The Earl Brownlow
Preceded by George Curzon	Under-Secretary of State for India 1892–1894	Succeeded by The Lord Reay
Preceded by Herbert Gladstone	Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1894–1895	Succeeded by Jesse Collings