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Andrew Russell (c.1808 – 10 December 1867) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia) and a Mayor of Melbourne.
Russell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and arrived in the Port Phillip District around 1841 and established a wholesale wine and spirit business in Melbourne.
On 31 August 1851 Russell was appointed a nominated member (and sworn-in in November 1851) of the Victorian Legislative Council, a position he held until the original Council was abolished in 1856.
Russell died in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France on 10 December 1867.
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