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'''Francis William Russell''' (3 June 1800 – 30 August 1871) was the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of parliament|MP]]<ref>Deaths [[Belfast News-Letter]] (Belfast, Ireland), Friday, 1 September 1871; Issue 55113</ref> for [[Limerick City (UK Parliament constituency)|Limerick City]]<ref>'THE LIMERICK ELECTION—LORD ARUNDEL' [[Freeman's Journal]] (Dublin, Ireland), Thursday, 24 July 1851</ref> from 1852<ref>"The Journal of John Wodehouse First Earl of Kimberley, 1862-1902" Hawkins,A/Powell,J (Eds) p166: [[Cambridge]], [[Cambridge University Press|CUP]], 1997 {{ISBN|0521623286}}</ref> until his death.<ref>''Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922'', Walker, B.M (Ed): [[Dublin]], [[Royal Irish Academy]], 1978 {{ISBN|0901714127}}</ref>
'''Francis William Russell''' (3 June 1800 – 30 August 1871) was the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]]<ref>Deaths [[Belfast News-Letter]] (Belfast, Ireland), Friday, 1 September 1871; Issue 55113</ref> for [[Limerick City (UK Parliament constituency)|Limerick City]]<ref>'THE LIMERICK ELECTION—LORD ARUNDEL' [[Freeman's Journal]] (Dublin, Ireland), Thursday, 24 July 1851</ref> from 1852<ref>"The Journal of John Wodehouse First Earl of Kimberley, 1862-1902" Hawkins,A/Powell,J (Eds) p166: [[Cambridge]], [[Cambridge University Press|CUP]], 1997 {{ISBN|0521623286}}</ref> until his death.<ref>''Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922'', Walker, B.M (Ed): [[Dublin]], [[Royal Irish Academy]], 1978 {{ISBN|0901714127}}</ref>


He was the son of [[John Norris Russell]] a Limerick merchant and miller, and brother of Richard Russell, who died one day before him in Limerick.<ref name=":0" /> He was educated at [[Trinity College, Dublin]]<ref>"Alumni Dublinensis: A Register of the Students, Graduates, Professors, and Provosts of Trinity College, in the University of Dublin 1593-1860" Burtchaell,G.D; Sadleir,T.U ([[Dublin]], [[Trinity College, Dublin|TCD]], 1935)</ref> and entered the [[Irish Bar]] in 1824.<ref name=":0">[http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/Russell.pdf Russells of Limerick]</ref>
He was the son of [[John Norris Russell]] a Limerick merchant and miller, and brother of Richard Russell, who died one day before him in Limerick.<ref name=":0" /> He was educated at [[Trinity College, Dublin]]<ref>"Alumni Dublinensis: A Register of the Students, Graduates, Professors, and Provosts of Trinity College, in the University of Dublin 1593-1860" Burtchaell,G.D; Sadleir,T.U ([[Dublin]], [[Trinity College, Dublin|TCD]], 1935)</ref> and entered the [[Irish Bar]] in 1824.<ref name=":0">[http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/Russell.pdf Russells of Limerick]</ref>

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Francis William Russell (3 June 1800 – 30 August 1871) was the Liberal MP[1] for Limerick City[2] from 1852[3] until his death.[4]

He was the son of John Norris Russell a Limerick merchant and miller, and brother of Richard Russell, who died one day before him in Limerick.[5] He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[6] and entered the Irish Bar in 1824.[5]

In 1834 he married Frances Clarke from Melton Mowbray;[7] his son, John Thomas Norreys Russell, was a barrister on the South Eastern Circuit and later a JP for Leicestershire;[8] and his grandson, Francis Deane Russell, had a distinguished career in the Indian Army.[9]

Following the death of Francis in 1871, his position in the parliament was filled by Issac Butt.[10]

References

  1. ^ Deaths Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Friday, 1 September 1871; Issue 55113
  2. ^ 'THE LIMERICK ELECTION—LORD ARUNDEL' Freeman's Journal (Dublin, Ireland), Thursday, 24 July 1851
  3. ^ "The Journal of John Wodehouse First Earl of Kimberley, 1862-1902" Hawkins,A/Powell,J (Eds) p166: Cambridge, CUP, 1997 ISBN 0521623286
  4. ^ Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922, Walker, B.M (Ed): Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 1978 ISBN 0901714127
  5. ^ a b Russells of Limerick
  6. ^ "Alumni Dublinensis: A Register of the Students, Graduates, Professors, and Provosts of Trinity College, in the University of Dublin 1593-1860" Burtchaell,G.D; Sadleir,T.U (Dublin, TCD, 1935)
  7. ^ The Late Mr. F. W. Russell, M.P.- The Times (London, England), Friday, 1 September 1871; pg. 6; Issue 27157
  8. ^ "Venn Database". Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  9. ^ Winchester College Register
  10. ^ Matthew., Potter (2006). The government and the people of Limerick : the history of Limerick Corporation/City Council, 1197-2006. Limerick (Limerick, Ireland). City Council. Limerick, Ireland: Limerick City Council. ISBN 9780905700137. OCLC 85897624.
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