The Lord John Russell was formerly Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He first entered office on 30 June 1846 and first left office on 21 February 1852. He was a member of the Whig party. He was succeeded by The Earl of Derby .
He was born on 18 August 1792 and he died on 28 May 1878 at the age of 85.
His governments[]
First government[]
Below is a list of the members of the cabinet from the first Russell government:
- First Lord of the Treasury: The Lord John Russell
- Leader of the House of Commons: The Lord John Russell
- Lord Chancellor: The Lord Cottenham/The Lord Truro
- Lord President of the Council: The Marquess of Lansdowne
- Leader of the House of Lords: The Marquess of Lansdowne
- Lord Privy Seal: The Earl of Minto
- Home Secretary: Sir George Grey
- Foreign Secretary: The Viscount Palmerston/The Earl Granville
- Secretary of State for War and the Colonies: The Earl Grey
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: Sir Charles Wood
- First Lord of the Admiralty: The Earl of Auckland/Sir Francis Baring
- President of the Board of Control: Sir John Cam Hobhouse/Fox Maule
- President of the Board of Trade: The Earl of Clarendon/Henry Labouchere
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: The Lord Campbell/The Earl of Carlisle
- First Commissioner of Woods and Forests: Lord Morpeth/Lord Seymour
- Chief Secretary for Ireland: Henry Labouchere
- Postmaster General: The Marquess of Clanricarde
- Paymaster-General: Thomas Babington Macaulay/ The Earl Granville
- Secretary at War: Fox Maule
Second government[]
Below is a list of the members of the cabinet from the first Russell government:
- First Lord of the Treasury: The Lord John Russell
- Leader of the House of Lords: The Lord John Russell
- Lord Chancellor: The Lord Cranworth
- Home Secretary: Sir George Grey
- Lord President of the Council: The Earl Granville
- Lord Privy Seal: The Duke of Argyll
- Secretary of State for the Colonies: Edward Cardwell
- Secretary of State for War: The Earl de Grey/Marquess of Hartington
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: William Ewart Gladstone
- Foreign Secretary: The Earl of Clarendon
- President of the Board of Trade: Thomas Milner Gibson
- Leader of the House of Commons: William Ewart Gladstone
- Postmaster General: The Lord Stanley of Alderley
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: George Goschen
- President of the Poor Law Board: Charles Pelham Villiers
- Secretary of State for India: Sir Charles Wood/The Earl de Grey
- First Lord of the Admiralty: The Duke of Somerset
Notable actions[]
- Supported and passed the Education Act 1847
- Supported and passed the Australian Colonies Act 1850
- Made changes to the poor law. Wikipedia describes the change as an 'improvement'.
