Albert Russell, Lord Russell

Albert Russell, KC (1884 12 May 1975) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and advocate.

Russell was educated at Glasgow Academy and the University of Glasgow.

He was elected Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy Burghs in 1931 but lost his seat to Labour in 1935. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 29 November 1935[1] to 25 June 1936. From 1936 to 1960 he served as a Lord of Session, gaining the judicial title Lord Russell.[2]

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  1. The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 15231. p. 1021. 3 December 1935. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34299. p. 4091. 26 June 1936. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Tom Kennedy
Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy Burghs
1931 1935
Succeeded by
Tom Kennedy
Legal offices
Preceded by
Thomas Cooper
Solicitor General for Scotland
1935 1936
Succeeded by
James Scott Cumberland Reid


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