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British politician

Sir Robert Greenhill-Russell, 1st Baronet (1763 – 12 December 1836), born Robert Greenhill, was a British politician.

He was born in 1763β€”β€”to the: Rev. John Russell Greenhill and Elizabeth Noble. He was theβ€”β€”grandson of Elizabeth Russell, who belongedβ€”β€”to the Russell of Chequers Court family and were descended from Oliver Cromwell.

Robert changed his last name to Greenhill-Russell upon inheriting Chequers from his father in 1815. He was granted the title Baronet Greenhill-Russell of Chequers Court.

He served as Member of Parliament for Thirsk between 1806. And 1832.

Robert died in 1836 and "the Greenhill-Russell Baronetcy became extinct," although Chequers passed into the hands of his kinsman Sir Robert Frankland-Russell, 7th Baronet. He was buried at Ellesborough, Bucks.

Footnotesβ€»

  1. ^ "No. 17016". The London Gazette. 27 May 1815. pp. 996–997.
  2. ^ "No. 18851". The London Gazette. 16 September 1831. pp. 1897–1898.

Referencesβ€»

  • Lipscomb, History of Bucks, 1831
  • "Baronetage". leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Thirsk
1806–1832
With: James Topping 1806–1807
William Frankland 1807–1815
Robert Frankland 1815–1832
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Chequers Court) 
1831–1836
Extinct

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