John Russell, WS

Biographical Summary

Russell, John. 22/01/1753-02/12/1792. Ref: 1318. Male.

• Profession: Writer to the Signet.
• Appointments Held: WS 1774; Clerk to the Signet; Extraordinary Director, Royal Bank of Scotland.
• Training: Apprentice to John Russell of Roseburne (father).
• Marital Status: Married (1778) Eleanora Robertson.
• Family: Son John Russell FRSE 1780-1862.
• Mother: Bethia Campbell d.1810.
• Father: John Russell of Roseburne WS.
• Other Family: Son-in-law of Principal William Robertson FRSE 1721-1793.
• References: History of the Society of Writers 308; Shapin 409; S Devlin-Thorp Scotland's Cultural Heritage, 2, 1981, 77;
• Register of The Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet 1983, 277.
• Date of Election: 17/11/1783.
• Proposers: Founder Member.
• Edinburgh Philosophical Society: Residential.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 811

"Russell, John - Apprentice to, and eldest son of John Russell of Roseburne, W.S. - Born 1753. Died 2nd December 1792. Married 8th June 1778, Eleanor, daughter of the Rev. William Robertson, D.D., Principal of Edinburgh University."

SOURCE: A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet, page 177
== Other References ==

• Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire. London : Harrison 1869. page 967