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Earl John Russell Russell
1792–1878
A leading reformer in 19th-century Britain, he helped drive the Reform Act of 1832 and twice served as prime minister. He also wrote widely on politics, history, and religion, bringing the same public spirit to his books that shaped his long career in Parliament.
1 Audiobook
Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds
by Earl John Russell Russell
About the author
Born into the Bedford family in London in 1792, Lord John Russell later became John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, one of the best-known Whig and Liberal statesmen of his age. Britannica and the UK government both describe him as a central figure in the fight for parliamentary reform, and he is especially remembered for his part in the Great Reform Act of 1832.
Russell served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1846 to 1852 and again from 1865 to 1866. Before receiving his earldom in 1861, he was widely known as Lord John Russell, a name many readers will still recognize from 19th-century history.
Alongside politics, he was an active author. His books include Essay on the History of the English Government and Constitution, collections of speeches, Recollections and Suggestions, 1813–1873, and later religious essays. For audiobook listeners, he offers an interesting mix of public life and reflective writing: a major political figure who also left behind a substantial written record in his own voice.