William Russell (1798–1850)

For other people named William Russell, see William Russell (disambiguation).

William Russell (9 November 1798 – 30 January 1850) of Brancepeth Castle in County Durham was a British Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1822 and 1832.

He was elected at a by-election in 1822 as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for borough of Saltash in Cornwall. He held that seat until the 1826 general election, when he was returned as an MP for the borough of Bletchingley in Surrey. He resigned the Bletchingley seat in 1827 (by taking the Chiltern Hundreds) to stand at a by-election for County Durham, where he was returned without a contest. He held the Durham seat until the constituency was divided at the 1832 general election.

He was High Sheriff of Durham in 1841.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Russell
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Russell

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Matthew Russell John Fleming	Member of Parliament for Saltash 1822 – 1826 With: John Fleming	Succeeded by Andrew Spottiswoode Henry Monteith
Preceded by Edward Henry Edwardes Lord Francis Leveson-Gower	Member of Parliament for Bletchingley 1826 – 1827 With: Charles Tennyson	Succeeded by Hon. William Lamb Charles Tennyson
Preceded by John George Lambton Hon. William Powlett	Member of Parliament for County Durham 1828 – 1832 With: Hon. William Powlett to 1831 Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt 1831–1832	Constituency divided
Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt.	High Sheriff of Durham 1841	Succeeded by Robert Eden Duncombe Shafto