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Name	John Russell
Alternative Names	first Earl Russell first Earl Russell Lord John Russell
Born	18 August, 1792 London, Middlesex, England
Died	28 May, 1878 (aged 85) Richmond, Surrey, England
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
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Occupation or Descriptor *	British politician (1839-1841) Overseas colonial/territorial administrator (1839-1841) Overseas anti-transportationist (1840-1855) Overseas British politician (1855-1855) Overseas colonial/territorial administrator (1855-1855) Overseas

* Dates are approximate