Lord Edward Russell (1805–1887)
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Lord Edward Russell | |
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Member of Parliament for Tavistock | |
In office 29 June 1841 – 29 July 1847 | |
Preceded by | Lord Russell, John Rundle |
Succeeded by | Hon. Edward Russell, Sir John Salusbury-Trelawny, Bt |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 April 1805 |
Died | 21 May 1887 | (aged 82)
Spouse | Mary Ann Taylor |
Parent(s) | John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford Lady Georgina Gordon |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1819–1887 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | HMS Britomart HMS Savage HMS Nimrod HMS Actaeon HMS Vengeance |
Battles/wars | |
Admiral Lord Edward Russell, CB (24 April 1805 – 21 May 1887) was a British naval officer and Whig politician.
Early life
[edit]He was the son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and his second wife Lady Georgina Gordon, and was the younger half-brother of future Prime Minister John Russell.
Career
[edit]Russell gained the rank of midshipman in 1819 in the service of the Royal Navy. He gained the rank of lieutenant in 1826. He fought in the Battle of Navarino in 1827, the victory over the Turks. He gained the rank of commander in 1828. He gained the rank of captain in 1833.
He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tavistock at the 1841 general election, but did not stand again in 1847.[1] He held the office of Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1846 and 1850. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1855. He gained the rank of rear-admiral in 1856. He gained the rank of vice-admiral in 1863. He gained the rank of admiral in 1867.
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He died in 1887, aged 82, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He married Mary Ann Taylor on 8 February 1860. They did not have any children. She died in 1874.[3]
Ancestry
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See also
[edit]- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). John Murray – via Wikisource. . .
References
[edit]- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 301. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Brompton Cemetery List of notable occupants Archived 23 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Thom's Directory of Ireland. 1878. p. 224.
External links
[edit]- 1805 births
- 1887 deaths
- Burials at Brompton Cemetery
- Royal Navy admirals
- Russell family
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Tavistock
- UK MPs 1841–1847
- Younger sons of dukes
- Royal Navy personnel of the Crimean War
- British military personnel of the Greek War of Independence