Hamer Field Russell (1876 – 6 June 1941) was a British

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. Russell was born in

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in 1876 the son of John Thomas and Annie Kate Russell, his father was a timber merchant. He attended Eton House School in Kingston upon Hull before becoming a sales representative then a builders' merchant. He became active in the Liberal Party and stood unsuccessfully as their candidate in Sheffield Ecclesall at the 1923 general election.Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, ''Who's Who of British MPs: Volume III, 1919-1945'' He also served as a Liberal councillor.Ed. Clyde Binfield et al, ''The History of the City of Sheffield: Volume I: Politics'' Around 1929, in 1928 according to '' The Times House of Commons 1931'', Russell joined the

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. In his new colours, he took second place in the

1930 Sheffield Brightside by-election The 1930 Sheffield Brightside by-election was held on 6 February 1930. The by-election was held due to the elevated to the peerage of the incumbent Labour MP, Arthur Ponsonby. It was won by the Labour candidate Fred Marshall. Previous resul ...

behind

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. He was able to take the seat at the 1931 general election, but lost it in

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Hamer Field 1876 births 1941 deaths Politics of Sheffield Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates UK MPs 1931–1935 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies

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