Edward Russell (Australian politician)
Edward Russell | |
|---|---|
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | |
| In office 27 March 1918 – 21 December 1921 | |
| Prime Minister | Billy Hughes |
| Preceded by | Littleton Groom |
| Succeeded by | John Earle |
| Senator for Victoria | |
| In office 1 July 1907 – 18 July 1925 | |
| Succeeded by | William Plain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1878 Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 18 July 1925 (aged 46) Sunbury, Victoria, Australia |
| Party | Labor (to 1916) National Labor (1916-1917) Nationalist (from 1917) |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist (1906-1907) |
| Occupation | Unionist |
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Edward John Russell (10 August 1878 – 18 July 1925) was an Australian politician. He served as a senator for Victoria from 1907 until his death in 1925. He began his career in the Australian Labor Party (ALP), but was expelled during the 1916 split and became a Nationalist. He served as Vice-President of the Executive Council from 1918 to 1921 and was an assistant minister in the governments of Andrew Fisher and Billy Hughes. Following a nervous breakdown, his final years in the Senate were spent in mental institutions.