Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell

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Nicholas Lyulph Russell, 6th Earl Russell (12 September 1968 – 17 August 2014), styled Viscount Amberley between 1987 and 2004, was the elder son of Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell and Elizabeth Russell (formerly Elizabeth Sanders).^[1] He succeeded to the Earldom of Russell on his father's death on 14 October 2004.

Like his grandfather, Bertrand Russell, he was an active member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, from his teenage years until his death.

By the

Born in Wimbledon, London, on 12 September 1968, Russell was educated at William Ellis School in North London and studied Industrial Relations at the University of Leicester.^[2]

Career

Russell was the

He was also a longstanding national executive member of the Socialist Educational Association.^[2]

He was actively involved in Disability Labour and was a former chair of the group. He was Disability Labour's first representative on the Labour Party's National Policy Forum, the National Executive Committee's equalities sub-committee and the Socialist Societies executive.

On 7 May 2010, Russell was elected as Labour councillor for the Cann Hall ward of Waltham Forest London Borough Council, a position he held for a four-year term until May 2014.^[2][3]

Personal life and death

He lived with his fiancée Georgina Farrer in Leytonstone, until his sudden death from a presumed heart attack on 17 August 2014, aged 45.^[4] A post mortem later confirmed the cause of death to have been due to thrombosis.^[5]

Titles

• The Hon. Nicholas Russell (1968–1987)
• Viscount Amberley (1987–2004)
• The Rt. Hon. The Earl Russell (2004–2010)
• Councillor The Rt. Hon. The Earl Russell (2010-2014)
• The Rt. Hon. The Earl Russell (2014)

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