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About Henry Russell
Henry Robert Russell was a New Zealand runholder and politician. He was baptised in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland on 11 February 1817. He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 12 July 1862. His membership lapsed on 11 June 1885 after he had been absent for two sessions. He was considered to be the founder of Waipukurau, where he owned the Mount Herbert estate, to the east of the town. His brother, Thomas Purvis Russell, owned the neighbouring Woburn estate and they also owned runs near the Tūranganui River in southern Wairarapa. He left an estate of £100,765.
Everything about Henry Russell →- Occupation
- politician
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Born
- January 13, 1817
- Died
- April 30, 1891