Cape Russell


Cape Russell (50˚41'00" 128˚22'00" Between Lowrie Bay and Sea Otter Cove, NW end of Vancouver I). British Liberal politician John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, was PM of England, 1846–52 and 1865–66. A reformer and campaigner for religious freedom, he was an MP for 48 years and held many important cabinet positions, including home secretary (1835–39), war secretary (1839–41), colonial secretary (1855) and foreign secretary (1852–53, 1859–65). Russell’s record was marred by his...

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