Hon. Charles Russell as depicted by "Spy" in 1907
The Hon. Charles Russell (8 July 1863 - 27 March 1928) was a solicitor and local politician.
The second son of Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, he was admitted a solicitor in 1888. He established his own legal practice in The Strand in 1891. He was part of the legal team that defended the Marquess of Queensberry in the libel action brought by Oscar Wilde in 1895.
A member of the Liberal Party, he made two unsuccessful attempts to enter parliament: at Hacnkey South in 1895 and at Salford South in December 1910.
In 1910 he was elected to the London County Council as a Progressive Party councillor representing Southwark (Bermondsey). He sat for a single three-year term, choosing to resign at the next elections in 1913. In the New Years Honours 1916 he was created a baronet, becoming Sir Charles Russell, Baronet, of Littleworth Corner in Burnham in the County of Buckingham.
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- "Obituary: Sir Charles Russell". The Times: p. 11. 28 March 1928.