Hamer Field Russell | |
Constituency Mp: | Sheffield Brightside |
Predecessor: | Fred Marshall |
Successor: | Fred Marshall |
Term Start: | 27 October 1931 |
Term End: | 25 October 1935 |
Birth Date: | 1876 |
Birth Place: | Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England |
Death Date: | 6 June 1941 |
Death Place: | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
Occupation: | Builders Merchant |
Nationality: | British |
Hamer Field Russell (1876 – 6 June 1941) was a British politician.
Russell was born in Kingston upon Hull in 1876 the son of John Thomas and Annie Kate Russell, his father was a timber merchant. He attended Eton House School in Kingston upon Hull before becoming a sales representative then a builders' merchant. He became active in the Liberal Party and stood unsuccessfully as their candidate in Sheffield Ecclesall at the 1923 general election.[1] He also served as a Liberal councillor.[2]
Around 1929, in 1928 according to The Times House of Commons 1931, Russell joined the Conservative Party.[3] In his new colours, he took second place in the 1930 Sheffield Brightside by-election behind Fred Marshall. He was able to take the seat at the 1931 general election, but lost it in 1935.