Thomas Russell (Glasgow MP) explained

Thomas Russell (1836 – 15 August 1911) was a Scottish businessman and politician.^{[1] [2]} He was a partner in the Saracen Foundry, established by his brother-in-law Walter Macfarlane, and bought the Ascog House estate in Bute.^[3] He also built a Glasgow city house at 5 Cleveden Road, completed in 1887,^[4] and developed housing in Ascog.^[5]

Russell was Member of Parliament for in 1880.^[1] He was also Liberal MP for Glasgow for a few months in 1885. He was returned unopposed at a by-election.^[6]

The seat was abolished at the next general election.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. 899. Internet Archive. 1892 . 16 January 2015.
2. Web site: Bute county directory for 1912–13. Internet Archive. 16 January 2015.
3. Web site: Mackintosh Architecture: Biography. 16 January 2015.
4. Web site: That's rich, Herald Scotland. 16 January 2015.
5. Web site: Item Details for RCAHMS. 16 January 2015.
6. Book: Thomas Martin Devine. Glasgow: 1830 to 1912. January 1996. Manchester University Press. 978-0-7190-3692-7. 205.
7. Book: Thomas Martin Devine. Glasgow: 1830 to 1912. January 1996. Manchester University Press. 978-0-7190-3692-7. 212.