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Sir Thomas Russell, 1st Baronet

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However, Russell's views on Home Rule underwent a change around the turn of the century and he gradually became a critic of Unionist policies in Ireland. From 1900 put himself at the head of the
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while at the same acknowledging his debt to Catholic tenant farmers, he was re-elected as an "Independent Unionist", one of several candidates referred to as "
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Russell was vice-president of the Irish Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction (DATI), in which capacity he displaced
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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Tyrone constituencies (1801–1922)
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and became well known as an anti-alcohol campaigner and proprietor of a Temperance Hotel in
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involving itself in the affairs of farmers, and ended DATI's help for the society.
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tenant-farmer protest movement demanding compulsory land purchase, similar to the
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Argent a lion rampant Gules on a chief wavy Vert a bezant between two garbs Or.
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as head of the Department in 1907. He disapproved of Plunkett's cooperative
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Granted 24 August 1917 by George James Burtchaell, Deputy Ulster
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Russell continued to represent Tyrone South in Parliament. In
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board
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Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922
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The long Gestation, Irish Nationalist Life 1891-1918
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The long Gestation, Irish Nationalist Life 1891-1918
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Liberal Unionist Party MPs for Irish constituencies
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Born at 42: 691:"Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. L" 669: 653: 651: 541: 537: 535: 533: 531: 435:, when he lost his seat to the Unionist 431:and stood as a Liberal candidate at the 345: 290: 251:(28 February 1841 – 2 May 1920), was an 934:Members of the Privy Council of Ireland 565: 563: 561: 422:Irish Agricultural Organisation Society 390:" which resulted in the passing of the 240:Sir Thomas Wallace Russell, 1st Baronet 861: 774:Member of Parliament for Tyrone North 741:Member of Parliament for Tyrone South 648: 591:Home Rule: An Irish History 1800—2000 528: 331:. He served between 1895 and 1900 as 629: 558: 545:"Russell, Sir Thomas Wallace"  13: 14: 965: 709: 623: 827:Baronetage of the United Kingdom 725:Parliament of the United Kingdom 433:general election in January 1910 392:Land Purchase (Ireland) Act 1903 939:Activists for Irish land reform 716:Leigh Rayment's baronetage page 679:. 10 August 1917. p. 8130. 353:Russell as caricatured by Spy ( 683: 663: 603: 583: 441:December 1910 general election 315:policy and was elected to the 1: 593:p.108, Phoenix Press (2003) 542:Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). 378:in the south. 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However, he opposed 296: 97:Constituency abolished 25:Sir Thomas Russell, Bt 443:, but in 1911 he won 351:"loyal and patriotic" 349: 294: 802:Sir Balthazar Foster 183:2 May 1920 (aged 79) 884:Irish Presbyterians 476: 456:Irish Privy Council 411:Russellite Unionist 277:temperance movement 273:parliamentary agent 208:Russellite Unionist 794:Political offices 676:The London Gazette 474: 462:, of Olney in the 364: 297: 86:Redmond John Barry 16:British politician 944:People from Cupar 857: 856: 816:Succeeded by 754:Succeeded by 609:Maume, Patrick: 569:Maume, Patrick: 519: 518: 237: 236: 229: 221: 213: 197: 961: 919:UK MPs 1910–1918 914:UK MPs 1906–1910 909:UK MPs 1900–1906 904:UK MPs 1895–1900 899:UK MPs 1892–1895 894:UK MPs 1886–1892 799:Preceded by 764:Preceded by 731:Preceded by 721: 720: 703: 702: 700: 698: 687: 681: 680: 667: 661: 655: 646: 645: 627: 621: 607: 601: 589:Jackson, Alvin 587: 581: 567: 556: 555: 547: 539: 477: 473: 464:County of Dublin 427:He rejoined the 403:Lindsay Crawford 325:Liberal Unionist 317:House of Commons 250: 227: 219: 216:Liberal Unionist 211: 195: 163:28 February 1841 155:Personal details 141: 129: 114: 94: 82: 67: 46: 36: 21: 20: 969: 968: 964: 963: 962: 960: 959: 958: 859: 858: 847: 842: 821: 812: 804: 777: 769: 759: 744: 736: 734:William O'Brien 712: 707: 706: 696: 694: 689: 688: 684: 668: 664: 656: 649: 642: 632:Ireland 1900-25 628: 624: 608: 604: 588: 584: 568: 559: 540: 529: 524: 513:I Face The Dawn 501:Of the colours. 472: 418:Horace Plunkett 401:, supported by 388:Land Conference 384:agrarian system 362: 352: 289: 242: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 203: 202:Other political 194: 188:Political party 164: 139: 133:William O'Brien 127: 115: 110: 92: 80: 68: 63: 37: 28: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 967: 957: 956: 951: 946: 941: 936: 931: 926: 921: 916: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 871: 855: 854: 849: 836: 830: 829: 823: 822: 817: 814: 805: 800: 796: 795: 791: 790: 785: 770: 765: 761: 760: 755: 752: 737: 732: 728: 727: 719: 718: 711: 710:External links 708: 705: 704: 682: 662: 647: 640: 622: 602: 582: 557: 526: 525: 523: 520: 517: 516: 515: 514: 511: 508: 505: 502: 499: 496: 493: 490: 483: 471: 468: 350: 341:Lord Salisbury 288: 285: 267:, he moved to 235: 234: 231: 230: 205: 199: 198: 189: 185: 184: 181: 177: 176: 161: 157: 156: 152: 151: 148: 147: 142: 136: 135: 130: 124: 123: 107: 106: 99: 98: 95: 89: 88: 83: 77: 76: 70:6 October 1911 60: 59: 52: 51: 48: 47: 39: 38: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 966: 955: 952: 950: 947: 945: 942: 940: 937: 935: 932: 930: 927: 925: 922: 920: 917: 915: 912: 910: 907: 905: 902: 900: 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 885: 882: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 866: 864: 853: 850: 846: 843: 841: 835: 831: 828: 824: 820: 811: 810: 803: 797: 792: 789: 786: 784: 780: 776: 775: 768: 767:Redmond Barry 762: 758: 757:Andrew Horner 751: 747: 743: 742: 735: 729: 726: 722: 717: 714: 713: 692: 686: 678: 677: 672: 666: 659: 654: 652: 643: 641:9781906578008 637: 633: 626: 620: 619:0-7171-2744-3 616: 612: 606: 600: 599:0-7538-1767-5 596: 592: 586: 580: 579:0-7171-2744-3 576: 572: 566: 564: 562: 553: 552: 546: 538: 536: 534: 532: 527: 512: 509: 506: 503: 500: 497: 494: 491: 488: 484: 481: 480: 479: 478: 467: 465: 461: 457: 452: 450: 446: 445:a by-election 442: 438: 437:Andrew Horner 434: 430: 429:Liberal Party 425: 423: 419: 414: 412: 408: 404: 400: 395: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 360: 356: 348: 344: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 303:in 1885 as a 302: 293: 284: 282: 278: 275:of the Irish 274: 270: 269:County Tyrone 266: 262: 258: 254: 249: 245: 241: 232: 225: 217: 209: 206: 200: 193: 190: 186: 182: 178: 175: 171: 167: 162: 158: 153: 149: 146: 145:Andrew Horner 143: 137: 134: 131: 125: 122: 118: 113: 108: 105: 100: 96: 90: 87: 84: 78: 75: 71: 66: 61: 58: 53: 49: 45: 40: 35: 31: 22: 19: 851: 848:1917 – 1920 845: 838: 834:New creation 833: 813:1895 – 1900 807: 787: 772: 739: 695:. 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MP
PC (Ire)

Tyrone North
6 October 1911
July 1918
Redmond John Barry
Tyrone South
July 1886
January 1910
William O'Brien
Andrew Horner
Cupar
Fife
Scotland
Liberal
Russellite Unionist
Liberal Unionist
Liberal
MP
PC (Ire)
Irish
Cupar
Fife
Scotland
County Tyrone
parliamentary agent
temperance movement
Dublin

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