Sir Ronald Stanley Russell was a British journalist, author, and Conservative politician born in 1904. He began his career in journalism in 1929, working for the Newcastle Chronicle and later Reuters. Russell also lectured on the economics of the coal industry and served as an officer during the Second World War.

He entered politics, unsuccessfully contesting parliamentary seats before being elected to the London County Council in 1946. Russell became a Member of Parliament in 1950, representing Wembley South until 1974. During his parliamentary service, he was a Private Parliamentary Secretary and notably championed animal welfare legislation. He successfully piloted the Pet Animals Act of 1951 through parliament and advocated for bans on the importation of tortoises and the export of live cattle for slaughter. Russell was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was knighted in 1964 for his political and public service. He passed away in April 1974, shortly after the general election that year.