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BEDFORD. 301 [William Russell, styled Marquess op Tavistock, 1st s, and h. np. He d. an infant and was bur. at Chenies 27 Dec. 1703.] [William Russell, sijfled Marquess op Tavistock, 2ml but 1st surv. b. and h. ap. He if. an infant ami was bvr, at Chenies 17 May 1707. 7. Wriotheslev (Russell Duke of Bedford, &c., 3rd but 1st surv. s. and b. He was 6. 25 May 170S and 1711 ^ a P' ^ J' me at Streatbam, and sue. to the title when 3 years old. He TO. 22 April 1725, Anne, da. <>f Scrope (Eoerton), Duke of Bridgewater. by bis 1st wife Elizabeth, 3rd da. and coheir of John (Churchill), the famous Duke of Marlborough. Having gone abroad for his health he rf., s.p., at Corunna, in Spain, 23 Oct. 1732, and was bur. at Chenies 14 Dee. following. Will pr. Dec. 1732. His widow w. 23 Juno 1733, William (Viluers), Eahl of Jersey who d. 28 Aug. 1769. She d. 15 June 1762. Dukedom. VI. Earldom. IX. Dukedom VII. Earldom. X. S. John (Russell), Duke of Bedford, &c, br. and h. h. 30 Sep. 1710 and bap. 20 Oct. at Streatbam, Surrey. 17J5I He was first Lord of the Admiralty, Dec. 1744 ; P.O., 1744 ; one of the Lords Justices of the Realm, May to Aug. 1745 ; Lord Lieut, of Beds, 1745 ; Col. in the Army, 1745 ; one of the principal Secretaries of State (Southern departni.) 1747/8 to 1751 ; elected and inv. KG. 22 June 1749, inst. 12 July 1750. Lord Lieut, of Devon 1751. Major Gen. 175-i. From Dec. 175ti to March 1761, he was Loud Lieut. OF Ireland ; Lieut. Gen. of the Forces, 1759 ; on 22 Sep. 1761 he acted as LoflD High Constable at the coronation of Geo. Ill; on 25 Nov. 1761 to 22 April 1763, he was Lord Privy Seal On 4 Sep. 1762 he was Ambassador to Fiiancejoii 2 Nov. 1762 to July 1765 Lord President of thkC'ouncil. Chancellor of the Onto of Dublin, 1765. Hem. firstly, 11 Oct. 1731, Diana, yst. da. of Charles (Spencer), ShIEarlof SundkhlaNI), by Ann, 2nd da. and coheir of John (CllfRCUlLL), the famous Duke ok Marlborough. She d. s.p.s., 27 Sep. 1735, and was bur. 9th Oct. at Chenies afsd. Admon. 28 June 1 750 (penalty of .t'500). He in. secondly, 2 April 1737, Gertrude, 1st da. of John (Leveson-Gower), 1st Eari. Gowk.r, by bis 1st wife Evelyn, yst. da. of Evelyn (I'ikrkepont), Duke of Kingston. He d. at Bedford House, Bloomsbury, H Jan. 1771, and was far. 30 at Chenies afsd. Will pr. l'Yb. 1771. His widow d 1 July 1794, in her 76th year, and was bur. the 7 at Chenies. Will pr. July 1794. [Joes Russell, who, apparently, was entitled to be stifled Marquess of Tavistock, s. and h. ap. by 1st wife, b. and d. 6 Nov. 1732, &«!•.(») 11 at Chenie3 afsd] [Fuaxcis Russell, styled Marquess op Tavistock, 2nd, but 1st suit. s. and h. ap. (being the only son) by 2nd wife, b. 27 Sep. and bap. 25 Oct. 1739 at St. George's, Bloomsbury. M.P. for co. Armagh, 1759-60; for Beds, 1761-67. He ». 8 June 1764 at Woburn Abbey, Beds. Elizabeth, 6th da. of William Anno (Kkitki.), 2nd Eari. or Albemarle. He d., in consequence of a fall from his horse, v.p.. 22 March 1767 and was bur. the 29th at Chenies. Admon. 2 May 1767. His willow, who was b. 15 Nov. 1739, d. of consumption, at Lisbon, 2 Nov. 176S, aged 2S, and was bur. 13 Dec. at Chenies. Admon. 10 April 1770.] Dukedom. VIII. Earldom. XI. 0. Francis (Russell), Duke of Bedford, &c, grandson and h., being s. and h. of Francis Russell, styled - 1771 Marquess of Tavistock, by Elizabeth bis wife abovenauied. He was b. 23 July 1765 and bap. at St. Giles in the fields, Midi. Ed. at Westm. School. On 5 Dec. 1787 betook his seat in the House of Lords. The character of this popular nobleman, as a .Statesman, is well known, as well as the eulogium of Fox (*) His burial is entered as "John, sou of John, Lord Russell," (i.e, son o f lord John Russell) which last John was then (tho'he had been so less than three weeks previously) Duko of Bedford.