Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Wytley (c. 1602–1669), was an English politician.(Also Witley, Russell of Strensham)

Russell was the son of Sir Thomas Russell

Thomas Russell (died 1632)

Thomas Russell was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601 and in 1614.Russell was the son of Sir John Russell of Strensham. He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford on 5 November 1591, aged 14. In 1601, he was elected Member of Parliament for Worcestershire. He was...

 and his wife Elizabeth Spencer daughter of Sir William Spencer. He was the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 (MP) for Worcestershire

Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

Worcestershire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented until 1832 by two Members of Parliament, traditionally referred...

 and one of the Russell Baronets

Russell Baronets

There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Russell, three in the Baronetage of England and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom....

. The title was created for him on 12 March 1627. The manor of Great Witley

Great Witley

Great Witley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the northwest of the county of Worcestershire, England...

passed out of the family, sold by his son Thomas during his lifetime.