A biography of the noted 19th century statesman and champion of parliamentary reform (and grandfather of Bertrand Russell), written at the request and with the help of the Russell family, this is the definitive first biography of Russell's life and times, with indispensable material on Russell's role in British politics from the 1830s through his administrations as prime minister in the 1860s. This title is cited and recommended by Books for College Libraries; Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature; The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature; and the Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College.