17-1725: William Russell may refer to: Bishopry [ edit ] William Russell (bishop of Sodor) (before 1300–1374), Cistercian prelate from Isle of Man William Russell (bishop of North China) (1821–1879), Irish Protestant missionary to China William Thomas Russell (1863–1927), American Roman Catholic bishop of Charleston Business [ edit ] William Russell (banker) (1734–1817) English collier and banker William Russell (merchant) (1740–1818), English merchant William Hepburn Russell (1812–1872), American freight contractor, founder of Pony Express William Greeneberry Russell (1818–1887), American prospector and miner William Hamilton Russell (1856–1907), American architect Education [ edit ] William Russell (educator) (1798–1873), American teacher born in Scotland William Fletcher Russell (1890–1956), American educationalist; president of Teachers College William D. Russell (historian) (born 1938), American history professor Film [ edit ] William Russell (American actor) (1884–1929), American stage and screen actor William D. Russell (director) (1908–1968), American film and television director William Russell (English actor) (1924–2024), British film and television actor Judiciary [ edit ] William Alison Russell (1875–1948), Scottish lawyer and judge William Oldnall Russell (1785–1833), English chief justice of Bengal Politics [ edit ] Kingdom of England [ edit ] William Russell (knight) (1257–1311), holder of
34-585: A moiety of the feudal barony of North Cadbury, Somerset William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh (1553/63–1613), English military commander Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Chippenham (before 1585–1654), English MP for Windsor Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Wytley (1602–1669), English MP for Worcestershire William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford (1616–1700), English peer and soldier William Russell, Lord Russell (1639–1683), English politician United Kingdom [ edit ] Lord William Russell (1767–1840), MP best known as
51-546: A Manxman, abbot of the monastery of St. Mary of Rushen, was elected pastor of the Sodor diocese, by the clergy of the island of Mann, in the cathedral church of St. German, in Holm of Mann, and was consecrated at Avignon by Pope Clement VI. He was the first Sodor bishop-elect consecrated and confirmed by the Apostolic see; for all his predecessors had been wont to be confirmed and consecrated by
68-1904: A murder victim Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, of Charlton Park (1773–1839), British baronet William Congreve Russell (1778–1850), English MP and High Sheriff of Worcestershire William Russell (Durham MP) (1798–1850), Member of Parliament (MP) for Saltash, Bletchingley and County Durham William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1809–1872), member of United Kingdom Parliament Sir William Russell, 2nd Baronet (1822–1892), MP for Dover, 1857–1859 William Russell (Bolton MP) (1859–1937), Member of Parliament for Bolton, 1922–1923 William Russell (Lord Mayor) (born 1965), Lord Mayor of London, 2019–2021 United States [ edit ] William Russell (Virginia politician) (1735–1793), Virginia frontier soldier and legislator, father of William Russell of Kentucky William Russell (Kentucky politician) (1758–1825), American soldier, pioneer, and politician William Russell (Ohio politician) (1782–1845), U.S. Representative from Ohio William F. Russell (Florida politician) ( c. 1805–after 1875), Speaker of Florida House of Representatives William Huntington Russell (1809–1885), businessman, educator and politician from Connecticut William Fiero Russell (1812–1896), American congressman from New York William A. Russell (New York politician) (after 1820–before 1897), New York politician William A. Russell (Massachusetts politician) (1831–1899), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts William E. Russell (politician) (1857–1896), governor of Massachusetts between 1891 and 1894 William Hepburn Russell (baseball) (1857–1911), lawyer, politician and owner of Boston Braves William W. Russell (before 1870–after 1908), United States Ambassador to Colombia , 1904–1905 and to Venezuela, 1905–1908 Oceania [ edit ] William Russell (New South Wales politician) (1807–1866), member of
85-652: A trip to the metropolitan in Norway , he returned to the Irish Sea as a legal bishop. During his episcopate, he was active in England and oversaw the promulgation of several provincial statutes. A native of Mann , an island in the Irish Sea south of Galloway in Scotland , for 18 years Russell was the abbot of Rushen Abbey . In either 1348 or 1349 he was elected Bishop of Mann and
102-577: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Russell (bishop of Sodor) William Russell (died 1374) was a Cistercian prelate who appears to have been a monk at Rushen Abbey on the Isle of Man (Mann), ascending to the rank of abbot there, before his election as Bishop of Mann and Bishop of the Isles (Sodor). After traveling to Continental Europe for confirmation and consecration , avoiding
119-516: The Archbishop of Trondheim . Clement made it clear that the bishopric of the Isles was still subject to Trondheim, and Russell must send a proctor to Norway to obey on his behalf. Russell was also granted a loan of 1200 gold florins to cover his expenses, as the diocese was one of the poorest in the Catholic Church . On 23 February 1351 Bishop Russell held a provincial synod at Kirkmichael on
136-555: The Archbishop of Trondheim, that is the metropolitan. Although the Chronicle says 1348, it is thought by some to refer to 1349. Pope Clement VI provided him on 27 April 1349 and he was consecrated by May 6, by Bertrand du Pouget , Cardinal-bishop of Ostia . He was neither, as the Chronicle claimed the first Bishop of the Isles to be provided by the Pope himself, nor was he consecrated by
153-547: The Isle of Man. A number of provincial statutes are attributed to this synod, including a requirement to teach the laity the apostolic creed in the Gaelic language . In 1362, Russell complained to Pope Urban V that his cathedral on Mann had been occupied as a fortress by the Lord of Mann, and petitioned the pope to order that de Monteacuto restore the cathedral to the control of the clergy;
170-470: The Isles . Papal letters reveal that the see had recently been made vacant by the death of Thomas de Rossy , and that the clergy of the diocese had elected William unanimously as the new bishop; they also reveal that Russell had had to obtain permission from the abbot at Rushen Abbey's mother-house, Furness Abbey . For notice of the election, the Manx Chronicle related the following: William Russell,
187-1921: The New South Wales Legislative Assembly William Russell (New Zealand politician) (1838–1913), Member of Parliament William Russell (Australian politician) (1842–1912), Australian senator from South Australia Science [ edit ] William James Russell (1830–1909), English chemist William Russell (physician) (1852–1940), Scottish pathologist William Ritchie Russell (1903–1980), British neurologist Society [ edit ] Elizabeth, Lady William Russell (1793–1874), English socialite, wife of Lord George William Russell Sports [ edit ] William Russell (cricketer) (1866–1929), Australian-born English first-class cricketer William Russell (fencer) (1896–1958), American Olympic fencer Willie Russell (1901–after 1935), Scottish footballer Willie Russell (footballer, born 1903) (1903–after 1940), Scottish footballer William Eric Russell (born 1936), Scottish-born English cricketer War [ edit ] William Howard Russell (1820–1907), Irish reporter and one of first modern war correspondents William Carmichael Russell (1824–1905), British Bengal artillery officer Writing [ edit ] William Russell (Scottish writer) (1741–1793), Scottish writer William Russell (organist) (1777–1813), English composer William Russell (fiction writer) (1806–1876), English writer of detective and other stories William Clark Russell (1844–1911), English writer of nautical novels Willy Russell (born 1947), English playwright, lyricist and composer See also [ edit ] Bill Russell (disambiguation) Russell Williams (disambiguation) Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet (disambiguation) William Russel (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
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#1732845142126204-609: The month of April 1376, at Ramsheved , and was buried in the monastery of St. Mary of Furness. He was abbot of Rushen eighteen years, and bishop of the Sodor diocese twenty-six. Ramsheved is Ramshead , near Bolton-le-Sands in Westmorland , Lancashire ; the "monastery of St Mary of Furness" refers to Furness Abbey in Cumbria ; the date the Chronicle meant was 21 April 1374. William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1 July 1809 – 27 May 1872)
221-419: The pope directly. Pope Clement wrote letters informing of Russell's appointment to Arne, Archbishop of Trondheim, William de Monteacuto , Lord of Mann , Robert Stewart , Lord of Bute and Steward ( senescallus ) of Scotland, and John of Islay, Lord of the Isles , and it was from these that the details of the election are known. The pope granted him exemption from any trip to Trondheim to pay obedience to
238-567: The same letter also complained that, because of wars [between the Scots and the English], there were not enough men literate [in Latin] to fill benefices , and so Russell requested permission to ordain eight illiterates to priesthood. On 7 December 1367 Pope Urban wrote to the bishop regarding the wish of William de Monteacuto, Earl of Salisbury and Lord of Mann, to found a Franciscan house on Mann. Russell
255-409: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Russell&oldid=1227437022 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
272-460: Was a British Whig politician. He was the son of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford and his wife Anna Maria Stanhope . Russell was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford and was member of parliament (MP) for Tavistock (which had been represented by members of the Russell family intermittently since 1640) from 1832 to 1841. He died in 1872, aged 62, unmarried and childless and
289-463: Was active in England during his episcopate. For instance, on 11 December 1351, the Archbishop of York , William Zouche , granted William commission to confer orders in the diocese of York , a commission that was renewed on 21 October 1353 by Zouche's successor John de Thoresby . Indeed, it was in England that Russell died. The Manx Chronicle reported his death as follows: He died on the 21st day of
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