Lord John Russell (third term context: Russell–Derby–Disraeli era)

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Lord John Russell was a leading 19th-century British Whig statesman and reformer who twice served as Prime Minister and played a central role in advancing parliamentary and electoral reforms.

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instanceOf British politician
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
human
reformer
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
era Russell–Derby–Disraeli era NERFINISHED
Victorian era
familyName Russell NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Lord NERFINISHED
ideology Whig liberalism
liberalism
influenced development of the British Liberal Party
later 19th-century British reform legislation
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party NERFINISHED
Whig Party NERFINISHED
movement British parliamentary reform movement
notableFor leadership in 19th-century British liberal politics
leading role in the passage of the Reform Act 1832
role in expanding the electoral franchise
role in modernizing the British parliamentary system
notableWork advocacy of the Reform Act 1832
promotion of religious liberty measures
support for electoral reform
support for parliamentary reform
support for the repeal of the Corn Laws
support for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts
officeContested seats in the House of Commons
opponent Benjamin Disraeli NERFINISHED
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby NERFINISHED
Robert Peel NERFINISHED
parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf 19th-century British political history
history of parliamentary reform in the United Kingdom
positionHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Leader of the House of Commons NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies NERFINISHED
workedOn civil and religious liberties
constitutional reform in the United Kingdom
issues of electoral redistribution
issues of parliamentary representation

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Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby precededInOfficeAsPrimeMinisterBy Lord John Russell (third term context: Russell–Derby–Disraeli era)