Russell baronets of Swallowfield (1812)

Escutcheon of the Russell baronets of Swallowfield

The Russell baronetcy, of Swallowfield in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 December 1812 for Henry Russell.[1] He was Chief Justice of Bengal and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1816. The 3rd Baronet represented Berkshire and Westminster in the House of Commons as a Conservative and was also awarded the Victoria Cross. The 4th Baronet sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for East Berkshire. The 6th Baronet was a noted mineralogist.

The baronetcy as of 2024 is considered dormant.[2]

  1. ^ Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. pp. 547–548.
  2. ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 18 October 2023.