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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.
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury ... Lord John Russell: 30 June 1846 – 21 February 1852 ... British Historical Facts 1830–1900;
The province was a British crown colony governed by the governors of British Columbia [1] before joining Canadian Confederation in 1871. [2] Since then, it has had a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the legislative assembly. The premier is ...
Lord John Russell: 30 June 1846 – 21 February 1852 29 October 1865 – 26 June 1866 Edward Smith-Stanley The Earl of Derby: 23 February 1852 – 17 December 1852 20 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 28 June 1866 – 25 February 1868 George Hamilton-Gordon The Earl of Aberdeen: 19 December 1852 – 30 January 1855 Henry John Temple The Viscount ...
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the principal minister of the crown of His Majesty's Government, and the head of the British Cabinet.. There is no specific date for when the office of prime minister first appeared, as the role was not created but rather evolved over time through a merger of duties. [1]
The Conservatives were divided between Protectionists, led by Lord Stanley, and a minority of free-trade Tories, known also as Liberal Conservatives or the Peelites for their leader, former prime minister Sir Robert Peel. This left the Whigs, led by Prime Minister Lord John Russell, in a position to continue in government. [2]
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861, British prime minister; John Russell, Viscount Amberley (1842–1876), progressive Liberal MP; John Russell (diplomat) (1914–1984), British diplomat and ambassador; John Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford (1917–2002), British peer and writer
Lord Chancellor: The Lord Cranworth: Whig: 28 December 1852 Lord President of the Council: The Earl Granville: Whig: 28 December 1852 Lord John Russell: Whig: 12 June 1854: also Leader of the House of Commons: Lord Privy Seal: The Duke of Argyll: Peelite: 4 January 1853 Secretary of State for the Home Department: The Viscount Palmerston: Whig ...