Lord Charles Russell
British soldier and Whig politician
Russell as portrayed by James Tissot in Vanity Fair, 12 April 1873. Caption reads This fell sergeant - strict in this arrest
Lord Charles James Fox Russell (10 February 1807 – 29 June 1894), was a British soldier and Whig politician.
Background
Russell was the third son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, by his second wife Lady Georgiana, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon. Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, Lord George Russell and John Russell, 1st Earl Russell were his elder half-brothers and Lord Edward Russell and Lord Alexander Russell his full brothers.[1]
Cricket
An amateur cricketer, Russell played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1833 and 1846.[2]
Career
Russell was a Lieutenant-Colonel in both the 52nd Regiment and the Royal Horse Guards.[1] In 1832 he was returned to Parliament for Bedfordshire, a seat he held until 1841 and again briefly in 1847.[3] In 1848 he was appointed Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons, which he remained until 1875.[1]
Family
Russell married Isabella Clarissa, daughter of William Griffith Davies, in 1834. They had two sons: Henry Charles Russell (the father of Thomas Wentworth Russell) and George W. E. Russell, as well as three daughters. Lady Charles Russell died in June 1884. Russell survived her by ten years and died in June 1894, aged 87.[1]
Ancestry
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References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Charles Russell
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by The Marquess of Tavistock Peter Payne | Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1832–1841 With: William Stuart 1832–1835 Viscount Alford 1835–1841 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire March 1847 – August 1847 With: Viscount Alford | Succeeded by |
