Albert Russell, Lord Russell

Albert Russell, Lord Russell (1884 – 12 May 1975) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician, lawyer, and judge.

Russell was educated at Glasgow Academy and the University of Glasgow.

He was elected Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy Burghs in 1931 but lost his seat to Labour in 1935. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 29 November 1935[1] to 25 June 1936. From 1936 to 1960 he served as a Lord of Session, gaining the judicial title Lord Russell.[2]

Sources

  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20170203065452/http://www.leighrayment.com/misc/lordofsessions.htm

References

  1. ^ "No. 15231". The Edinburgh Gazette. 3 December 1935. p. 1021.
  2. ^ "No. 34299". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1936. p. 4091.

External links

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Albert Russell, Lord Russell
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Tom Kennedy
 Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy Burghs
1931 – 1935 		Succeeded by
Tom Kennedy
Legal offices
Preceded by Solicitor General for Scotland
1935–1936 		Succeeded by


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