Thomas Russell (Glasgow MP)
Thomas Russell (1836 – 15 August 1911) was a Scottish businessman and politician.[2][3] He was a partner in the Saracen Foundry, established by his brother-in-law Walter Macfarlane, and bought the Ascog House estate in Bute.[4] He also built a Glasgow city house at 5 Cleveden Road, completed in 1887,[5] and developed housing in Ascog.[6]
Russell was Member of Parliament for Buteshire in 1880.[2] He was also Liberal MP for Glasgow for a few months in 1885. He was returned unopposed at a by-election.[7]
The seat was abolished at the next general election.[8]
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- ^ "Landmark Trust history sheet for Ascog House and Michel Ascog" (PDF).
- ^ a b "The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland". Internet Archive. 1892. p. 899. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Bute county directory for 1912–13". Internet Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Mackintosh Architecture: Biography". Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "That's rich, Herald Scotland". Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Item Details for RCAHMS". Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ Thomas Martin Devine (January 1996). Glasgow: 1830 to 1912. Manchester University Press. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-7190-3692-7.
- ^ Thomas Martin Devine (January 1996). Glasgow: 1830 to 1912. Manchester University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-7190-3692-7.
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