Russell baronets of Swallowfield (1812)
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The Russell baronetcy, of Swallowfield in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 December 1812 for Henry Russell.[1] He was Chief Justice of Bengal and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1816. The 3rd Baronet represented Berkshire and Westminster in the House of Commons as a Conservative and was also awarded the Victoria Cross. The 4th Baronet sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for East Berkshire. The 6th Baronet was a noted mineralogist.
The baronetcy as of 2024 is considered dormant.[2]
Russell baronets, of Swallowfield (1812)[edit]
- Sir Henry Russell, 1st Baronet (1751–1836)[1]
- Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet (1783–1852)[1]
- Sir Charles Russell, 3rd Baronet (1826–1883)[1]
- Sir George Russell, 4th Baronet (1828–1898)[3]
- Sir George Arthur Charles Russell, 5th Baronet (1868–1944)[4]
- Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montagu Russell, 6th Baronet (1878–1964)[5]
- (Sir) George Michael Russell, 7th Baronet (1908–1993).[6] He did not formally establish his right to the title.
- (Sir) Arthur Mervyn Russell, 8th Baronet (1923–2010). His name did not appear on the Official Roll.[7]
- (Sir) Stephen Charles Russell, presumed 9th Baronet (born 1949).[8]
The heir presumptive to the baronetcy is the present baronet's half-brother, Ian Mervyn Russell (born 1956).[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. pp. 547–548.
- ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Russell, Sir George". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Russell, Sir George Arthur Charles". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Russell, Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montagu". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Russell, Sir George Michael". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Russell, Sir (Arthur) Mervyn". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Russell, Sir Stephen (Charles)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
