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Portrait of Lord Russell (1792-1878), After #867235

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Portrait of Lord Russell (1792-1878), After #867235
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John Russell, the third son of the 6th Duke of Bedford, was born in London on 17th August, 1792. The Duke of Bedford supported parliamentary reform and along with Lord Grey, Richard Sheridan, Thomas Erskine and Samuel Whitbread was a member of the Society of Friends of the People. Before he inherited his title in 1802 the Duke of Bedford had been the MP for Tavistock.

The Duke of Bedford encouraged his son to take an interest in politics and Russell, like his father, developed a sympathy for the poor.

In 1809 Russell went to Edinburgh University. Soon after he finished his studies in 1812 his father arranged for him to be elected to the family seat of Tavistock. He was also granted the courtesy title, Lord Russell. In the House of Commons Russell supported the Whigs and in 1817 he made a passionate speech against the decision by Lord Liverpool and his government to suspend Habeas Corpus. Russell also took an active part in the campaign for parliamentary reform.

At the general election of 1820 Russell switched from Tavistock to Huntingdonshire. For the next twelve years Russell was the leader of the Whig campaign in the House of Commons for parliamentary reform.

In the general election of 1826 Russell was defeated at Huntingdonshire but in December of that year was returned for the Irish borough of Bandon. The following year Lord Russell led the successful campaign for the Catholic Relief Bill. As a result of these measures Catholic Emancipation was finally achieved.

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<tr><td>Condition:Overall good condition.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c. 1840</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:United Kingdom</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:After John Hoppner, RA (1758-1810)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:25</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:18</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Portrait of Lord Russell (1792-1878), After</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:19th Century</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Oil on canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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