Earl Russell of Meath. A member of the prominent Russell family, he was the third son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford. The first Earl was succeeded by his grandson the second Earl, the eldest son of John Russell, Viscount Amberley. He was one of the first peers to join the Labour Party and he held office under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald as Under-Secretary of State for India from 1929 to 1931. He was childless and was succeeded in 1931 by his younger brother, the third Earl, the famous philosopher and Nobel Prize winner universally known as Bertrand Russell. When he
Bertrand Russell Society (SSHAP). The Bertrand Russell Society has three aims (Bylaws, Article 2): The BRS motto is: "The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." -Bertrand Russell (1925) "What I Believe"; cited from p. 349 in "The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell" (Routledge Classics, New York: 2009). Founded in 1974, the Bertrand Russell Society seeks to foster a better understanding of the life, work, and writings of Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) and how his contributions relate to today's world. The Society has a regular annual meeting featuring scholarly and popular presentations about Russell and related subjects, a business meeting,