John Russell, Viscount Amberley

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John Russell, Viscount Amberley was a 19th-century British Liberal politician and freethinker, notable as the father of philosopher Bertrand Russell and for his progressive views on religion and social issues.

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instanceOf British politician
Viscount in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
freethinker
member of the Liberal Party (UK)
burialPlace Chenies, Buckinghamshire
causeOfDeath bronchitis
child Bertrand Russell
Frank Russell, 2nd Earl Russell
Rachel Lucretia Russell
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1842-12-10
dateOfDeath 1876-01-09
educatedAt Harrow School
Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
era Victorian era
ethnicGroup British
familyName Russell
father John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
fullName John Russell, Viscount Amberley
givenName John
grandfatherOf Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell
language English
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
mother Frances Russell, Countess Russell
movement freethought
secularism
nobleTitle Viscount Amberley
notableFor advocacy of religious toleration
being the father of philosopher Bertrand Russell
criticism of orthodox Christianity
progressive views on religion
support for birth control
support for women’s rights
notableWork An Analysis of Religious Belief
parliamentaryTerm 1866–1868
placeOfBirth England
London
placeOfDeath Monmouthshire
Wales
politicalAlignment Liberal
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Nottingham
religiousView agnostic
unorthodox theist
residence Monmouthshire
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park
sexOrGender male
sibling George Russell
spouse Katherine Louisa Stanley


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