Andrew Russell (Australian politician)

Andrew Russell (14 January 1809 – 10 December 1867) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia) and a Mayor of Melbourne.

Russell was born in Glasgow, Scotland,^[1] and arrived in the Port Phillip District around 1841 and established a wholesale wine and spirit business in Melbourne.^[1]

On 31 August 1851,^[2] Russell was appointed a nominated member (and sworn-in in November 1851) of the Victorian Legislative Council,^[1] a position he held until the original Council was abolished in 1856.^[1]

Russell died in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France on 10 December 1867.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Andrew Russell". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.
^ Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. Vol. II.

Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by Henry Moor	Mayor of Melbourne 1847–1848	Succeeded by William Montgomerie Bell
New creation	Nominated Member 1851–1856	Original Council abolished

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[parl-1] "Andrew Russell". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.

[2] Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. Vol. II.

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