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Marquess of Tavistock, Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Death: March 22, 1767 (27)
Houghton Park, Bedfordshire, England (killed by a fall from his horse)
Place of Burial: Chenies Churchyard , Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Lt-Gen. John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford; 4th Duke of Bedford John Russell and Gertrude Russell, Duchess of Bedford
Husband of Lady Elizabeth Russell, Marchioness of Tavistock
Father of 5th Duke of Bedford Francis Russell; John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford; Lord William Russell; Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford and William Russell
Brother of Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough
Half brother of John Marquess Tavistock Russell

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About Marquess of Tavistock, Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock


"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.

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.

On 8 June 1764, he married Lady Elizabeth Keppel, the youngest child of the 2nd Earl of Albemarle.

They had three sons:

Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765–1802)

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839)

Lord William Russell (1767–1840)

Lord Tavistock died in 1767, after falling from his horse while out hunting, and his eldest son succeeded as Duke of Bedford four years later."

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Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Russell,_Marquess_of_Tavistock

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79284363

http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=95263

http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I20280&tree=...

http://www.thepeerage.com/p2760.htm#i27598

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Citations:

1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 84. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 85.

3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 319. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

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Marquess of Tavistock, Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock's Timeline

1739
September 27, 1739
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
October 25, 1739
St. George's Church, Hart Street, Bloomsbury, Holborn, Middlesex, England
1765
July 23, 1765
Oakley House, Ampthill, Bedford, England
1765
1766
July 6, 1766
Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
1767
March 22, 1767
Age 27
Houghton Park, Bedfordshire, England
March 29, 1767
Age 27
Chenies Churchyard , Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
August 20, 1767
1767