Alexander Rutherford Russell (1825 – 20 May 1886) was Dean of Adelaide from 1866 until his death in 1886.
[1] He was born in Perthshire,[2] educated at Trinity College Dublin, and ordained in 1851.
He was editor of the short-lived (1857–1858) Educational Journal, official organ of the "Preceptors' Society".
[6] Bishop Nutter Thomas, in delivering a eulogy "Well done, good and faithful servant" for Canon Sunter of St Paul's Church, made reference to his predecessor Russell as "poet and preacher".
[7] This biographical article about an Australian religious figure is a stub.