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28 june 1912 john shannon lanarkshire , scotland senator for south australia scottish australian labor 20 october 1842 1 january 1907 senator william russell.jpg william russell -lrb- australian politician -rrb-
 28 june 1912 william russell solicitor
william russell -lrb- australian politician -rrb-

william russell -lrb- 20 october 1842 -- 28 june 1912 -rrb- was a scottish-born australian politician .
born in lanarkshire , he was educated in scotland before becoming a farm worker .
migrating to australia in 1866 , he became a solicitor in 1873 and farmed in south australia .
he served on the caltowie and carrieton district councils , and joined the australian labor party in 1894 .
in 1895 , he was elected to the south australian legislative council ; he departed the council in 1900 , winning the house of assembly seat of burra in 1901 .
he left the assembly in 1902 .
in 1906 , he was elected to the australian senate as a labor senator for south australia .
he died in 1912 , necessitating an appointment to replace him ; the south australian parliament , controlled by the liberal party , successfully installed liberal john shannon , the first instance when a senator of a different party was appointed .
