John Russell (Royalist)
John Russell | |
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| Member of the Long Parliament for Tavistock | |
| In office 1641–1644 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1620 |
| Died | 1687 |
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| Military service | |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 1st Regiment of Foot Guards |
John Russell (1620–1687) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the
Life and career
Russell was the third son of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, known as the "wise earl", and his wife Catherine Brydges, daughter of Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos. He was a wealthy man, with estates at Shingay in Cambridgeshire.
In 1641, Russell was elected
The family had divided loyalties during the Civil War. His father had been a champion of the parliamentary cause, and his brother changed sides twice. He had many aristocratic equally vacillating connections among his brothers-in-law – the
After the Restoration, Russell was commissioned colonel and captain of John Russell's Regiment of Guards, which became incorporated into the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards (later the Grenadier Guards). He commanded the regiment until 1681.[3] He enjoyed dress, dance and music, although his taste belonged to the fashion of an earlier generation.[4]
References
- ^ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/98250. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Dalton, Charles, ed. (1892). English Army Lists and Commission Registers, 1661–1714. Vol. I 1661–1685. London: Eyre & Spottiswode. p. 8.
- ^ "Tavistock Town Hall". Tavistock Town Council. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
Further reading
- Royalist Conspiracy in England 1649-1660, David Underdown, Yale University Press, 1960, pages 80 & 81.