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6 unusual facts about Baron Russell of Killowen


Baron Russell of Killowen

Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1867–1946), Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and father of Charles Ritchie Russell

Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1832–1900), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and father of Frank Russell

Frank Russell

Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1867–1946), British Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and law lord

Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

This is the only example of three generations gaining life peerages under the 1958 Life Peerages Act (the three judges Baron Russell of Killowen were created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act of 1876).

Parnell Commission

His principal lawyer was Charles Russell, who was later created Lord Killowen.

Russell baronets

He was the second son of Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, the elder brother of Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, and the uncle of Charles Ritchie Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen.



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