Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet (other)
Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet may refer to: * Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham (died 1654), English politician * Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Wytley ( – 1669), English politician * Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Charlton Park (1773–1839), Scottish physician See also * William Russell (other) * Sir William Russell, 2nd Baronet Lieutenant-General Sir William Russell, 2nd Baronet (5 April 1822 – 19 March 1892), was a British Army officer who served in the Crimean War and in the suppression of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and then became a Liberal Party politician. He wa ...

Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, Of Chippenham
Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham (before 1585 – 1654), was an English politician who sat as MP for New Windsor. He was a prominent member of several of the great trading companies. He was Treasurer of the Navy from 1618 until c. 1627, and was reappointed in 1630. He was created Baronet of Chippenham in 1630. Biography William was the son of William Russell of Surrey and Joan Sanders, and grandson of Maurice Russell of Yaverland, Isle of Wight. He travelled to Russia before attending Gray's Inn in 1631. Williams was sworn a free brother of the East India Company on 20 October 1609, "having formerly bought Sir Francis Cherry's adventure", and became a director on 5 July 1615. He was appointed a director of the North-West Passage Company in July 1612. For many years he traded as an adventurer in the Muscovy Company, but, dissatisfied with the management, withdrew his capital. He afterwards became involved in legal proceedings with the company. In May 1618 he boug ...
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Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, Of Wytley
Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Wytley (ca. 1602 – 30 November 1669), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625. He was an officer in the Royalist army during the English Civil War and, as Governor of Worcester, he refused entry to the Parliamentary cavalry shortly before the Battle of Powick Bridge (22 September 1642) — the first cavalry skirmish of the Civil War. Biography Russell was the son of Sir Thomas Russell of Strensham and his wife Elizabeth Spencer, daughter of Sir William Spencer. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford (1620) and trained in the law at the Middle Temple (1622). In 1625 Russell was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcestershire. He was created baronet of Wytley on 12 March 1627. The manor of Great Witley passed out of the family, sold by his son Thomas during his lifetime. Russell was appointed to the Worcestershire bench as a Justice of the Peace from 1633 to 1646 and from 1660 until his death. He was H ...
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Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, Of Charlton Park
Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Charlton Park (29 May 1773 – 26 September 1839) was a Scottish physician. Life Born at Edinburgh, he was the sixth son of John Russell of Roseburne, near Edinburgh, a writer to the signet, and uncle to Daniel Eliott. After taking the degree of M.D. at Edinburgh, he went to Calcutta. where he acquired a large medical practice. In London for the cholera epidemic, he was created a baronet on 18 February 1832 for his medical services, and in April was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He died at Charlton Park, Gloucestershire at the age of 66. Family Sir William Russell, 2nd Baronet Lieutenant-General Sir William Russell, 2nd Baronet (5 April 1822 – 19 March 1892), was a British Army officer who served in the Crimean War and in the suppression of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and then became a Liberal Party politician. He wa ... (1822–1892), British Army officer, was his son. Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, William 1773 birt ...
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William Russell (other)
William Russell may refer to: Bishopry * William Russell (bishop of Sodor) (before 1300–1374), Cistercian prelate from Isle of Man * William Russell (bishop of North China) (1821–1879), Irish Protestant missionary to China * William Thomas Russell (1863–1927), American Roman Catholic bishop of Charleston Business * William Russell (banker) (1734–1817) English collier and banker * William Russell (merchant) (1740–1818), English merchant * William Hepburn Russell (1812–1872), American freight contractor, founder of Pony Express * William Greeneberry Russell (1818–1887), American prospector and miner * William Hamilton Russell (1856–1907), American architect Education * William Russell (educator) (1798–1873), American teacher born in Scotland * William Fletcher Russell (1890–1956), American educationalist; president of Teachers College * William D. Russell (historian) (born 1938), American history professor Film * William Russell (American actor) (1884–19 ...
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