About Andrew Russell
Lived 1809 – 1867 (aged 58). Andrew Russell was a politician.
Andrew Russell (14 January 1809 – 10 December 1867) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia) and a Mayor of Melbourne.
Russell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and arrived in the Port Phillip District around 1841 and established a wholesale wine and spirit business in Melbourne. Russell was appointed a nominated member (and sworn-in in November 1851) of the Victorian Legislative Council, a position he held until the original Council was abolished in 1856.
Russell died in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France on 10 December 1867.
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Australian politician (1809-1867)
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Andrew Russell was born on 14 January 1809.
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Andrew Russell was a politician.
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