Andrew Russell (Australian 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,[1] and arrived in the Port Phillip District around 1841 and established a wholesale wine and spirit business in Melbourne.[1]
On 31 August 1851[2] Russell was appointed a nominated member (and sworn-in in November 1851) of the Victorian Legislative Council,[1] a position he held until the original Council was abolished in 1856.[1]
Russell died in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France on 10 December 1867.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Andrew Russell". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
- ^ Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. II.
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