Andrew Russell (Australian politician)

Andrew Russell (14 January 1809 – 10 December 1867) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia) and a Mayor of Melbourne.

Russell was born in Glasgow, Scotland,[1] and arrived in the Port Phillip District around 1841 and established a wholesale wine and spirit business in Melbourne.[1]

On 31 August 1851,[2] Russell was appointed a nominated member (and sworn-in in November 1851) of the Victorian Legislative Council,[1] a position he held until the original Council was abolished in 1856.[1]

Russell died in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France on 10 December 1867.[1]

References
  1. "Andrew Russell". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria.
  2. Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. Vol. II.


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