Editing John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (section)

== Prime Minister again: 1865–1866<span class="anchor" id="Second premiership"></span><!-- linked from redirects [[Premiership of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell]], [[Premiership of Lord Russell]], [[Premiership of the Earl Russell]], [[Prime ministership of Lord Russell]], [[Prime ministership of the Earl Russell]], [[Second premiership of John Russell]], [[Second prime ministership of John Russell]] --> ==
{{Further|Liberal government, 1859–1866}}
When Palmerston suddenly died in late 1865, Russell again became [[prime minister]]. His second premiership was short and frustrating, and Russell failed in his great ambition of expanding the franchise, a task that would be left to his Conservative successors, Derby and [[Benjamin Disraeli]]. In 1866, party disunity again brought down his government. Russell never again held any office. His last contribution to the House of Lords was on 3 August 1875.<ref>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html Lord John Russell], [[Hansard]] search.</ref>