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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.
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John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford KG PC JP (c. 1485 – 14 March 1555) was an English royal minister in the Tudor era. He served variously as Lord High Admiral and Lord Privy Seal . Among the lands and property he was given by Henry VIII after the Dissolution of the Monasteries , were the Abbey and town of Tavistock , and the area that is now ...
One of the major problems facing the government was the Great Irish Famine (1845–1849), which Russell failed to deal with effectively. Another problem was the maverick Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston, who was eventually forced to resign in December 1851 after recognising the coup d'état of Louis Napoleon without first seeking royal approval.
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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
I tend to think that we should either 1) have the main article at Lord John Russell, but have the opening line be "John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (known until 1861 as Lord John Russell); or 2) have it fully correct, and put the article at John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, knowing that Lord John Russell redirects there. I'd tend towards the second ...
After the Restoration, Russell was commissioned colonel and captain of John Russell's Regiment of Guards, which became incorporated into the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards (later the Grenadier Guards). He commanded the regiment until 1681. [3] He enjoyed dress, dance and music, although his taste belonged to the fashion of an earlier generation. [4]