Russell Johnston, Baron Russell-Johnston
- Russell Johnston, Baron Russell-Johnston
:"Russell Johnston redirects here, for other people with similar names see Russell Johnson (disambiguation)."David Russell Russell-Johnston, Baron Russell-Johnston, (28 July 1932 - 27 July 2008) [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7528017.stm|title=Former Scots Liberal leader dies|accessdate=2008-07-27|date=2008-07-27|work=BBC News|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation] was a leading Scottish Liberal Democrat politician.
Russell Johnston was born and educated on the Isle of Skye. He later attended Edinburgh University (graduating with a Master of Arts in history in 1957) and Moray House College of Education, before working as a schoolteacher.
He was elected to the House of Commons and represented Inverness for the Liberal Party (1964–1983) and Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber as a Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party (1983–1988) and for the Liberal Democrats (1988–1997). He also served as leader of the Scottish Liberal Party and as deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats (1988–1992).In October 1966, he proposed a bill of federal law in order to deal with the Scotland and Wales case.
He was knighted in 1985.[cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2463949/Liberal-Democrat-Lord-Russell-Johnston-dies-on-eve-of-76th-birthday.html|title=Liberal Democrat Lord Russell-Johnston dies on eve of 76th birthday |accessdate=2008-07-28|date=2008-07-28|work=The Daily Telegraph] ]In the 1992 election, he made history by holding his seat with just 26% of the vote, in a close four-way battle with Labour, the SNP, and the Conservatives.
Upon his retirement from the House of Commons in 1997, he was created a life peer as Baron Russell-Johnston of Minginish in Highland, changing his surname by deed poll to allow his forename to be incorporated into his title.
He lived for some years in Dolphin Square in London.
Johnston married Joan Graham Menzies in 1967. They had three sons. At the time of his death, Lord and Lady Russell-Johnston had been estranged for over ten years, but remained close to one another.[cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Tributes-as-exLiberal-leader-.4329629.jp|title=Tributes as ex-Liberal leader dies in street|accessdate=2008-07-28|date=2008-07-28|work=The Scotsman] ]Lord Russell-Johnston died on the eve of his 76th birthday. He had been suffering from cancer, for which he was receiving chemotherapy, but had continued to work on human rights issues for the Council of Europe. He collapsed and died in a street in Paris.
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