Papers of Sir Charles Russell, Lord Russell of Killowen,
1888-1890.
9 letters and 1 volume "Special Commission Act, 1888. Mr Charles Stewart Parnell, M.P., and others. Complete analysis of evidence".
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| Notes: | Sir Charles Russell was born in Newry, County Down, to a Catholic family. He qualified as a solicitor in 1854, spent a few years defending Catholics in trouble with the authorities, and then moved to London, determined to become a barrister. He entered Parliament in 1880 as Liberal member for Dundalk. He was appointed Attorney-General by Gladstone in 1886 and again in 1892, and played a leading part in promoting Home Rule legislation. In 1894 he became an Appeal Court Judge, and later that year was appointed Lord Chief Justice, the first Catholic to hold the position since the Reformation. As a barrister, his greatest triumph was at the Parnell Commission, 1888-1889, where his cross-examination of Richard Pigott exposed him as having forged the letters (allegedly by Parnell) at the heart of the case. In 1893 Russell represented Britain at an international arbitration of competing claims in the Bering Sea. In 1894 he took the title of Lord Russell of Killowen (his native townland in Co. Down). In 1899 he again represented Britain at an arbitration hearing of the Venezuelan border dispute. Physical description: 9 letters & 1 volume. more |
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Letter from Patrick Egan, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, to Henry Du Pré Labouchere MP, regarding sueing the 'Times' for £50,000, with endorsement at rear from Labouchere to Sir Charles Russell,
1889 April 18.
| In Collection: | Papers of Sir Charles Russell, Lord Russell of Killowen, 1888-1890 |
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| Description: | Writes: "From the way in which the vile calumnies against my character concocted by the miserable forger and perjurer Pigott and published by the London Times are still being circulated not only in England but in Canada and through certain channels in this country, I find it necessary in order to, once for all, settle this matter to take some action. I therefore sent you today the following cablegram: "will thank you to consult Russell and if he approves have suit entered against Times in my name and as he directs for fifty thousand pounds"". |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (4 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,610/7
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |