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Henry Stuart Russell

1818–89

Pastoralist, explorer, and historian in Australia. Emigrated from England in 1840. Settled at Cecil Plains on the Darling Downs with his brother, Sydenham Russell, 1841–9. Settled in Brisbane, 1850; in Sydney, 1859. Served on the Legislative Council of New South Wales, 1853–5.

Sources

Aust. Dict. Biog.

Modern English biography.

Bibliography

Modern English biography: Modern English biography, containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850. By Frederick Boase. 3 vols. and supplement (3 vols.). Truro, Cornwall: the author. 1892–1921.

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