Jesse David Watts-Russell

Jesse David Watts-Russell (1812 – 7 March 1879)[1] was a British Conservative politician.[2][3]

Jesse David Watts-Russell
Member of Parliament
for North Staffordshire
In office
5 July 1841  12 August 1847
Serving with Charles Adderley
Preceded byBingham Baring
Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller
Succeeded byCharles Adderley
George Egerton
Personal details
Born1812
Died7 March 1879(1879-03-07) (aged 66–67)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

He was the son of Jesse Watts-Russell, an MP for Gatton and Mary Watts, and married Mary Nevill Wright, daughter of John Smith Wright and Lydia Gray, and had at least nine children, including Josephine (died c.1893).[3]

Watts-Russell was elected Conservative MP for North Staffordshire at the 1841 general election, and held the seat until 1852 when he stood down.[2][3][4]

He was also, at some point, a Justice of the Peace.[3]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (30 April 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "S"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 40. Retrieved 27 May 2019 via Google Books.
  3. Lundy, Darryl (12 December 2010). "Jesse David Watts-Russell". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 456. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Bingham Baring
Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller
Member of Parliament for North Staffordshire
18411847
With: Charles Adderley
Succeeded by
Charles Adderley
George Egerton
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