Russell Barton

Russell Barton (1830 – 30 June 1916) was a British-born Australian politician.

He went to the Victorian goldfields in the early 1850s and on his return bought land around Adelaide.

His property was destroyed by fire in 1855, and he managed a number of sheep stations, including one on the Bogan River in New South Wales.

He was a director of Mercantile Mutual Insurance Co. Ltd, Mutual Life Insurance Co., the British and Foreign Marine Insurance Co. Ltd, and was managing director of the Pastoral Finance Association Ltd.[3] He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bourke at the 1880 election,[4] holding the seat at the 1882,[5] and 1885 elections.

[6] He resigned his seat in December 1886,[7] and a by-election was held, however parliament was dissolved before the writ was returned.