Jesse Watts-Russell
Jesse Watts-Russell | |
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| Born | Jesse Russell 6 May 1786 |
| Died | 26 March 1875 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
| Known for | Conservative MP for Gatton (1820–1826) |
| Children | 9, including Jesse and John |
Jesse Watts-Russell (6 May 1786 – 26 March 1875) was a landowner and Conservative MP for the rotten borough of Gatton in Surrey. In the 1800s, he came up with the concept of creating chalet-style houses in the style of a Swiss village; examples of his legacy can be seen in the village of Ilam in Staffordshire.