Edward Russell (Australian politician)

The Honourable Edward Russell
Vice-President of the Executive Council
In office 27 March 1918 – 21 December 1921
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
Preceded by	Littleton Groom
Succeeded by	John Earle
Senator for Victoria
In office 1 July 1907 – 18 July 1925
Succeeded by	William Plain
Personal details
Born	(1878-08-10)10 August 1878 Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 July 1925(1925-07-18) (aged 46) Sunbury, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Labor (to 1916) National Labor (1916-1917) Nationalist (from 1917)
Other political affiliations	Socialist (1906-1907)
Occupation	Unionist

Edward John Russell (10 August 1878 – 18 July 1925) was an Australian politician. He served as a senator for Victoria from 1907 until his death in 1925. He began his career in the Australian Labor Party (ALP), but was expelled during the 1916 split and became a Nationalist. He served as Vice-President of the Executive Council from 1918 to 1921 and was an assistant minister in the governments of Andrew Fisher and Billy Hughes. Following a nervous breakdown, his final years in the Senate were spent in mental institutions.