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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was a British Whig and Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1852 and again from 1865 to 1866.
Following the split in the Tory Party over the Corn Laws in 1846 and the consequent end of Sir Robert Peel's second government, the Whigs came to power under Lord John Russell. Sir Charles Wood became Chancellor of the Exchequer , Sir George Grey Home Secretary and Lord Palmerston Foreign Secretary for the third time.
Quartered arms of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford as seen on his Garter stall plate.Quarterly of four: 1st grand quarter: Russell quartering Azure, a tower argent (de la Tour); 2: Gules, three herrings hauriant argent (Herringham); 3: Sable, a griffin segreant between three cross crosslets argent (Froxmere); 4: Sable, three chevronels ermine with a crescent for difference (Wyse)
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.
John Russell (colonial administrator) (1670–1735), administrator of the English East India Company; John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710–1771), British statesman; John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839), Knight of the Garter; John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861, British prime minister
Lord Grey's first announcement as Prime Minister was a pledge to carry out parliamentary reform. On 1 March 1831, Lord John Russell brought forward the Reform Bill in the House of Commons on the government's behalf. The bill disfranchised 60 of the smallest boroughs, and reduced the representation of 47 others.
Russell F. Lord, Sr. is perhaps best remembered, however, for his daughter Mary's marriage to President Benjamin Harrison.
Russell is known by 100% of people as Lord John Russell, by 0% of people as John Russell. So I have renamed the article to follow the relevant wiki convention. ÉÍREman 22:04 Apr 29, 2003 (UTC) Good move, JTD. Any title for this entry that does not include the words "Lord John Russell" will never be found by anyone searching for it.