Sir Thomas Russell, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Wallace Russell, Bt | |
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| Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland | |
| In office 1907–1918 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VII (to 1910) George V (1910–1918) |
| Preceded by | Horace Plunkett |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of Parliament for North Tyrone | |
| In office 6 October 1911 – July 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Redmond John Barry |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for South Tyrone | |
| In office July 1886 – January 1910 | |
| Preceded by | William O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Horner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1841 |
| Died | 2 May 1920 (aged 79) Terenure, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Party | Liberal 1910–1918 |
| Other political affiliations | Russellite Unionist 1904–1910 Liberal Unionist before 1885 |
| Spouse | Mary McKinney |
| Children | 3 |
| Committees | Member of the Privy Council of Ireland (from 15 February 1907) |
| Awards | Created a baronet, 18 July 1917 |
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Sir Thomas Wallace Russell, 1st Baronet MP (28 February 1841 – 2 May 1920) was an Irish politician and outspoken campaigner for agrarian reform. Born in Cupar, Fife, he moved to County Tyrone at the age of eighteen. He served as secretary and parliamentary agent of the Irish temperance movement and became well known as an anti-alcohol campaigner and as the proprietor of a temperance hotel in Dublin.