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He enjoyed a long cabinet career and was twice Prime Minister, although historians argue that his record as Prime Minister was less successful than his time in cabinet. Lord John Russell, c.1852 by Geroge Frederic Watts
(1792–1878).Prime minister. A small, cocky man, Russell was the third son of the duke of Bedford and was educated at Westminster and Edinburgh University. He entered Parliament in 1818, sitting for several constituencies until returned for the City of London in 1841, which he represented until his elevation to the peerage as Earl Russell.
Harry [1] Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC, FRS (20 October 1784 – 18 October 1865), known as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman and politician who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period 1830 to 1865, when Britain stood ...
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 ...
The English statesman and Whig leader Lord John Russell entered politics at an early age. He was 21 years old when he became a member of Parliament. He became prime minister at 54. Russell, son of the duke of Bedford, was born on Aug. 18, 1792, in London, England. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
After the fall of the second of Lord Derby's short-lived attempts at governments in 1859, Palmerston returned to power, this time in alliance with his former rival, the Earl Russell, in what is regarded as the first Liberal government. Palmerston remained as Prime Minister until his death in 1865, when Russell succeeded him.
But he was also Stroud's former MP, and the country's former prime minister: Lord John Russell, the subject of this essay. Russell is perhaps a particularly appropriate subject for treatment here. This is partly because of the importance of historical study and example for his own political career.
