William Russell of Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle

Brancepeth Castle is a castle in the village of Brancepeth in County Durham, England, some 5 miles south-west of the city of Durham . It is a Grade I listed building.-History:...

 in County Durham

County Durham

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 was a British Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1822 and 1832.

He was elected at a by-election in 1822 as one of the two Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MPs) for borough of Saltash

Saltash (UK Parliament constituency)

Saltash, sometimes called Essa, was a "rotten borough" in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...

 in Cornwall

Cornwall

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He held that seat until the 1826 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1826

The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates....

, when he was returned as an MP for the borough of Bletchingley

Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency)

Bletchingley was a parliamentary borough in Surrey. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was...

 in Surrey. He resigned

Resignation from the British House of Commons

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 the Bletchingley seat in 1827 (by taking the Chiltern Hundreds

Chiltern Hundreds

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) to stand at a by-election for County Durham

County Durham (UK Parliament constituency)

Durham or County Durham was a county constituency in northern England, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1675 until 1832.- History :...

, where he was returned without a contest. He held the Durham seat until the constituency was divided at the 1832 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1832

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He was High Sheriff of Durham in 1841.

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