John Russell, Viscount Amberley (1842–76)

Politician and writer. Attended university at Edinburgh and Cambridge, but did not take a degree. From 1864, made a comparative study of religions; his book on the subject was published posthumously. Married Katherine Louisa Stanley in 1864. MP for Nottingham, 1866–8. Supported women’s suffrage. Became Viscount Amberley in 1861.