As per our current Database, John Russell has been died on May 28, 1878 (age 85).
When John Russell die, John Russell was 85 years old.
| Popular As | John Russell |
| Occupation | World Leader |
| Age | 85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 18, 1792 (England) |
| Birthday | August 18 |
| Town/City | England |
| Nationality | England |
John Russell’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
John Russell was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
A member of the Whig Party until 1868 and of the Liberal Party until his death in 1878, Lord John Russell (1st Earl Russell) was a two-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, serving first from 1846 to 1852 and later from 1865 to 1866. In addition, he held the high-ranking political offices of Foreign Secretary and Leader of the Opposition.
After briefly attending the University of Edinburgh, he began serving in the House of Commons and eventually assumed the positions of Home Secretary and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
He made major contributions to the 1832 Reform Act, but has been widely criticized for his handling of the Great Irish Famine.
A member of a prominent Whig family, he was the son of the 6th Duke of Bedford. John Russell's first marriage, to Adelaide, Lady Ribblesdale, resulted in daughters named Georgiana and Victoria. His later marriage to Lady Frances Anna-Maria Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound produced a daughter named Mary and sons named John, George, and Francis.
He began his first prime ministerial term as the successor to Conservative Politician Sir Robert Peel.
