Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill
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The Right Honourable The Lord Ampthill GCSI JP DL |
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| Viceroy of India (acting) | |
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In office 30 April 1904 – 13 December 1904 |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Curzon of Kedleston |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Curzon of Kedleston |
| Governor of Madras | |
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In office 15 October 1900 – 30 April 1904 |
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| Governor-General | The Lord Curzon of Kedleston |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Thompson (acting) |
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In office 13 December 1904 – 15 February 1906 |
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| Governor-General | George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston |
| Preceded by | Sir James Thompson (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gabriel Stokes (acting) |
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19 February 1869 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 7 July 1935 (aged 66) United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret (née Lygon); 5 children |
| Religion | Christian |
Sir Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill GCSI GCIE JP DL (19 February 1869 – 7 July 1935) was a British peer, rower and administrator who served as the Governor of Madras from October 1900 to February 1906 and acted as the Viceroy of India from April to December 1904.
Russell served as the Assistant Private Secretary to Joseph Chamberlain in 1895-97, and then Private Secretary, from 1897 to 1900, when he was appointed Governor of Madras. Russell also served as the Viceroy of India from April to December 1904, when Lord Curzon was re-elected for a second term.
Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell was born 19 February 1869 in Rome, the eldest son of the 1st Baron Ampthill, and Lady Emily Theresa (née Villiers), Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria and daughter of the 4th Earl of Clarendon. He was educated at Chignell's and Eton and graduated from New College, Oxford, in 1892 with a third-class honours' in modern history. His entry in Vanity Fair magazine noted of him. Russell succeeded to the barony of Ampthill at the age of 15 on the death of his father.
He is a very tall, very agreeable, and good-looking young man, with a long, strong back, which is worth much in a boat. He is a Freemason and a Liberal Unionist, though he has not yet become famous in the House of Lords. He intends to devote himself to the management of Foreign Affairs. He can shoot. He has many friends who call him "Dick."
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