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Lord John Russell was a British Whig and later Liberal politician. He served two terms as Prime Minister in the mid-nineteenth century and also served in the cabinets of several Prime Ministers, including Lord Melbourne and Viscount Palmerston. Despite his aristocratic roots, Russell was a believer in electoral reform and supported the 1832 Reform Act which introduced major changes to the electoral system. He was Prime Minister during the Irish Famine in the 1840s during which his government failed completely in its response to the suffering and death that it caused. With Viscount Palmerston Russell co-founded the Liberal Party in 1859.
Lord John Russell was a British Whig and later Liberal politician. He served two terms as Prime Minister in the mid-nineteenth century and also served in the cabinets of several Prime Ministers, including Lord Melbourne and Viscount Palmerston. Despite his aristocratic roots, Russell was a believer in electoral reform and supported the 1832 Reform Act which introduced major changes to the electoral system. He was Prime Minister during the Irish Famine in the 1840s during which his government failed completely in its response to the suffering and death that it caused. With Viscount Palmerston Russell co-founded the Liberal Party in 1859.
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| Title: | Letter from John Russell, 1st Earl Russell |
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| Description: | Lord John Russell declines a request from the Committee of the 'Royal Society for Protection of Life from Fire' which was established by Sampson Low and his son Sampson Low Junior in 1843. |
| Address: | Chesham Place |
| Letter dated: | 27-03-1844 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Declines or agrees to subscribe to a work or society; Reference to a charitable organisation |
| Key organisations mentioned: | Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by John Jabez Edwin Mayall albumen carte-de-visite 1861. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_163 |
