Sir George Russell, 4th Baronet

Sir George Russell, 4th Baronet (23 August 1828 – 7 March 1898) was a British judge and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1898. He was chairman of South Eastern Railway from 1895 to 1898.

Early life Russell was the third son of Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Marie Clotilde Mottet de la Fontaine, a daughter of Baron Benoît Mottet de La Fontaine.

Career He was a County Court Judge of County Circuit No. 19 from 1866 to 1874, and of Circuit No. 49 from 1874 to February 1884. He succeeded his brother Charles as 4th baronet in 1883.

In the 1885 general election, Russell was elected the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Wokingham. He served until his death at the age of 69 in 1898. The Railway Times remarked

Personal life In 1871 Russell married Constance Charlotte Elizabeth Lennox, daughter of Lord Arthur Lennox (a younger son of the 4th Duke of Richmond). He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son George. They lived at Swallowfield Park in Berkshire. Their children were: