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KS3 > Political Reform > MPs > Lord John Russell. Lord John Russell was the third son of the duke of Bedford, an important Whig family. Outside Parliament he was also an author and historian. He was a long-time supporter of reform. His historical studies led him to believe that revolutions could be avoided if moderate reforms were passed.
Hace 18 horas · Prime Minister and writer; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery As a Member of Parliament for the Whig party from 1813, Lord John Russell's efforts to reform Parliament contributed to the introduction of the Reform Act in 1832. Prime Minister 1846-52 and 1865-6, and Foreign Secretary 1859-65, he exemplified the Whig doctrines of civil rights, toleration of dissent and respect ...
For other people named John Russell, see John Russell (disambiguation). John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, KG, PC, FSA (6 July 1766 – 20 October 1839), known as Lord John Russell until 1802, was a British Whig politician who notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the Ministry of All the Talents. He was the father of Prime Minister ...
Su abuelo paterno era lord John Russell, primer conde de Russell, quien fue dos veces primer ministro con la reina Victoria. Su abuelo materno era Edward Stanley, 2.º barón Stanley de Alderley. Además, era ahijado de John Stuart Mill , quien ejerció ―aunque jamás conoció a Russell― una profunda influencia en su pensamiento político a través de sus escritos.
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, (born Aug. 18, 1792, London, Eng.—died May 28, 1878, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey), British politician and prime minister (1846–52, 1865–66). A member of the prominent Russell family, he entered Parliament in 1813. He was a strong advocate of reform and made it a cause of the Whig Party, leading ...
Even if Lord John Russell shared the English dislike of Catholicism, he possessed to a high degree the Whig insistence on liberty and justice. His sympathy for Irish Catholics was genuine, if somewhat removed from the reality of the peasant’s plight. Russell was in opposition from 1841 to 1846.
Lord John Russell. Lord John Russell served as prime minister on two occasions. He had initially came to Parliamentary attention for helping to write the 1832 Reform Bill, which significantly increased the number of people eligible to vote. He benefitted from the fallout over the Corn Laws that saw the demise of Sir Robert Peel's administration.
