Sir Sydney Russell-Wells, FRCP (25 September 1869 – 14 July 1924) was a

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physician and politician. He served as Member of Parliament for

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from 1922 until 1924, as a Unionist.

Early life

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with a BSc in 1889 and then studied medicine at

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Career

Medicine

He was House Surgeon, House Physician and Registrar at

, then based at

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in central London. He was then physician at the

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and later at the National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart. He was

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of the

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from 1919 to 1922.

Politics

He served as Member of Parliament for

from 1922 until 1924, sitting as a Unionist.

Honours

In 1921, he was appointed

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(Kt).

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, Saturday, 4 June 1921; pg. 10; Issue 42738; col D ''Birthday Honours. Three New Peers., 16 Baronets; Over 50 Knights''

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* 1869 births 1924 deaths Alumni of University College London Alumni of St George's, University of London Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for London University UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 Vice-chancellors of the University of London Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Knights Bachelor {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub