Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen
Charles Arthur Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, GCMG, PC (10 November 1832 – 10 August 1900) was an Irish statesman of the 19th century, and Lord Chief Justice of England. He was the first Roman Catholic to serve as Lord Chief Justice since the Reformation.
The Right Honourable The Lord Russell of Killowen GCMG PC | |
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Portrait by John Singer Sargent, 1900 | |
| Lord Chief Justice of England | |
| In office 11 July 1894 – 10 August 1900 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | The Lord Coleridge |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Alverstone |
| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
| In office 1894–1894 | |
| Attorney-General for England | |
| In office 20 August 1892 – 3 May 1894 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Sir Richard Webster |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Rigby |
| In office 9 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Webster |
| Succeeded by | Sir Richard Webster |
| Member of Parliament for Dundalk | |
| In office 2 April 1880 – 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Callan |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Hackney South | |
| In office 1885 – 10 July 1894 | |
| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | John Fletcher Moulton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Arthur Russell 10 November 1832 Newry, County Down Ireland |
| Died | 10 August 1900 (aged 67) Westminster, London England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Ellen Mulholland (1858–1900) |
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| Children | 9, including Frank Russell |
| Alma mater | St. Malachy's College Castleknock College |
| Occupation | Solicitor, Barrister, Judge |
| Signature | |
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