| Authorised form of name | Russell; John (1792 - 1878); 1st Earl Russell |
| Dates | 1792 - 1878 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Hertford Street, Westminster, London, England |
| Date of birth | 18 August 1792 |
| Place of death | Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey |
| Date of death | 28 May 1878 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Family vault at Chenies, Buckinghamshire |
| Activity | Career:
MP for Tavistock (1813-1817; 1818-1820; 1830-1831); MP for Huntingdonshire (1820-1826); MP for Bandon Bridge (1826-1830); MP for Devon (1831-1832); MP for Devon South (1832- April 1835; May 1835-1841); MP for London (1841-1861) Prime Minister (30 June 1846 - 23 February 1852; 29 October 1865 - 28 June 1866)
Honours:
Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley 1861; KG 1862; GCMG 1869
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/05/1847 |
| Relationships | Third son of the 6th Duke of Bedford |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 05 June 1869 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/4139159820944514000003 |
| Code | NA1097 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/003943 | Russell, John, 1st Earl Russell | nd |
| MM/13/64 | Press cuttings reporting the debates in the House of Commons on the estimates for the conversion of Burlington House, on 12 and 19 June 1857 | 1857 |
| MM/19/76 | Letter from Lord John Russell to Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie | 16 January 1861 |
| MC/5/3 | Letter from Lord John Russell, Downing Street, to the Earl Rosse, [President of the Royal Society] | 28 January 1851 |
| MC/4/344 | Letter from Lord John Russell, Downing Street, to the Earl of Rosse, President of the Royal Society | 15 April 1850 |
| MC/2/264 | Letter from John Russell, Whitehall, to [Prince Augustus Frederick], the Duke of Sussex, the President of the Royal Society | 24 November 1837 |
| IM/003942 | Russell, John, 1st Earl Russell | 1860 |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| MC/5/1 | Letter from Lord John Russell, Downing Street, to the Earl Rosse, [President of the Royal Society] | 6 January 1851 |
| MC/4 | Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1844-1850 |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |
| AP/24/16 | Unpublished paper, 'Reports on the weather and on meteorological phenomena at Bermuda' by William Reid | 27 May 1839 - 8 February 1840 |
| AP/24/16/2 | Unpublished letter, regarding 'Reports on the weather and on meteorological phenomena at Bermuda' from William Reid to John Russell | 8 February 1840 |