When was John Russell, 1st Earl Russell born?

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell was born on 1792-08-18.

What events was John Russell, 1st Earl Russell involved in?

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom.

What events was John Russell, 1st Earl Russell involved in?

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom.

What events was John Russell, 1st Earl Russell involved in?

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom.

What events was John Russell, 1st Earl Russell involved in?

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom.

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

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Born — Life — 1792-08-18
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell was born on 1792-08-18.
Began serving as member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1813-05-04
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1817-02-28
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1818-06-17
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1820-02-29
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1820-03-06
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1826-06-02
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1826-12-19
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1830-07-24
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1830-11-27
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1831-04-23
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1831-04-28
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1831-05-01
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1832-12-03
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1832-12-10
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1834-11-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1834-12-29
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1835-01-06
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1835-04-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1835-04-01
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Married Adelaide Lister — Family — 1835-04-11
(died 1838)
Began serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1835-04-18
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Began serving as Home Secretary — Career — 1835-04-18
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
Began serving as member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1835-05-19
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1837-07-17
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1837-07-24
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as Home Secretary — Career — 1839-08-30
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
Began serving as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies — Career — 1839-09-01
United Kingdom government cabinet minister; 1801–1854
Stopped serving as member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1841-06-23
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1841-06-29
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Married Frances Russell, Countess Russell — Family — 1841-07-20
British political wife
Began serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1841-08-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1841-08-30
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Stopped serving as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies — Career — 1841-09-01
United Kingdom government cabinet minister; 1801–1854
Stopped serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1846-06-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1846-06-30
head of government of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1846-06-30
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Joined Royal Society — Career — 1847-05-06
English learned society for science
Stopped serving as member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1847-07-23
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1847-07-29
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1852-02-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1852-02-21
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Stopped serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1852-02-23
head of government of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1852-07-01
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1852-07-07
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Stopped serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1852-12-01
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1852-12-28
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Began serving as Lord President of the Council — Career — 1854-06-12
cabinet minister in the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Leader of the House of Commons — Career — 1855-01-30
responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
Stopped serving as Lord President of the Council — Career — 1855-02-08
cabinet minister in the United Kingdom
Began serving as Secretary of State for the Colonies — Career — 1855-05-01
British Cabinet minister in charge of managing the United Kingdom's various colonial dependencies
Stopped serving as Secretary of State for the Colonies — Career — 1855-07-01
British Cabinet minister in charge of managing the United Kingdom's various colonial dependencies
Stopped serving as member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1857-03-21
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1857-03-27
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as president of the Royal Statistical Society — Career — 1859-01-01
biennially-elected head of the Royal Statistical Society
Stopped serving as member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1859-04-23
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1859-04-28
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Began serving as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Career — 1859-06-18
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Stopped serving as president of the Royal Statistical Society — Career — 1861-01-01
biennially-elected head of the Royal Statistical Society
Stopped serving as member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom — Career — 1861-07-01
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell had a position held connection with member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Held the title of Viscount Amberley — Identity — 1861-07-30
of Amberley in the County of Gloucester and of Ardsalla in the County of Meath - Hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; created in 1861 for John Russell
Held the title of Earl Russell — Identity — 1861-07-30
Earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Began serving as rector — Career — 1863-01-01
elected head of an higher education institution
Began serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1865-10-29
head of government of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Leader of the House of Lords — Career — 1865-10-29
member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs — Career — 1865-11-03
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Stopped serving as rector — Career — 1866-01-01
elected head of an higher education institution
Stopped serving as Leader of the House of Lords — Career — 1866-06-26
member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Stopped serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — Career — 1866-06-28
head of government of the United Kingdom
Began serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1866-06-28
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Joined Liberal Party — Politics — 1868-01-01
major political party in the United Kingdom from 1859 to 1988
Joined Whigs — Politics — 1868-01-01
historic liberal political party in the United Kingdom (1678-1859)
Stopped serving as Leader of the Opposition — Career — 1868-12-03
parliamentary position of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Joined Liberal Party — Politics — 1878-01-01
major political party in the United Kingdom from 1859 to 1988
Died — Life — 1878-05-28
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell died on 1878-05-28.