Person:Francis Russell (30)

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Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock
b.27 Sep 1739
d.22 Mar 1767
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m. Apr 1737
  1. Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock1739 - 1767
  2. Caroline Russell1744 - 1811
Spouse and Children
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  1. Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford1765 - 1802
  2. John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford1766 - 1839
  3. Lord William Russell1767 - 1840
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Name Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock
Gender Male
Birth[1] 27 Sep 1739
Marriage to Lady Elizabeth Keppel
Death[1] 22 Mar 1767
Reference Number? Q2000654?


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Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (27 September 1739 – 22 March 1767) was a British politician and the eldest son of the 4th Duke of Bedford and his second wife Lady Gertrude Leveson-Gower.

From 1759 to 1761, he sat in the Irish House of Commons as Whig Member of Parliament for Armagh Borough and then in the British House of Commons for Bedfordshire until 1767.

He was elected as a Bailiff to the board of the Bedford Level Corporation in 1761, a position he held until his death.

On 8 June 1764, he married Lady Elizabeth Keppel, the youngest child of the 2nd Earl of Albemarle. They had three sons:

Lord Tavistock died in 1767 after falling from his horse while hunting. Their eldest son succeeded his grandfather as 5th Duke of Bedford in 1771.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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