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Matthew Russell (1765 – 8 May 1822) of Brancepeth Castle was an English landowner and coal proprietor, inheriting from his father William Russell a large fortune. He went into politics, first as a Pittite Tory, holding the Saltash seat in parliament for the last 20 years of his life, with one short break.[1]
- ^ "Russell, Matthew (1765-1822), of Hardwicke House, co. Dur., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.