Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford
The Duke of Bedford | |
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Tenure | 20 October 1839 – 14 May 1861 |
Predecessor | John Russell |
Successor | William Russell |
Other titles | 7th Marquess of Tavistock 11th Earl of Bedford 11th Baron Russell 9th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh 7th Baron Howland |
Born | 13 May 1788 |
Died | 14 May 1861 | (aged 73)
Spouse(s) | |
Issue | William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford |
Parents | John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford Georgiana Byng |
Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford,
Background and education
He was the son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and his first wife, the Hon. Georgiana Byng, second daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington.[1] Russell was educated at Westminster School and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1808 as a Master of Arts.[2] He succeeded his father as duke in 1839.
Career
As Marquess of Tavistock he was appointed joint
He entered the
Family
Russell was the elder brother of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, who was twice Prime Minister of Britain.
On 8 August 1808, he married
Russell died in 1861, aged 73, and was buried on 22 May at the ‘Bedford Chapel’ of St. Michael's Church at Chenies, Buckinghamshire. He was succeeded in his titles by his only son William.
References
- ^ a b c Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 111.
- ^ "Russell, Francis, Marquess of Tavistock (RSL807F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Burgoyne, Lt-Col Sir John M. Burgoyne, Bart, Regimental Records of the Bedfordshire Militia 1759–1884, London: W.H. Allen, 1884, pp. 56–8.