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May 27, 1947 77 years old
British politician
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About David Russell 5th Baron Ampthill
- David Whitney Erskine Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (born 27 May 1947) is the son of Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, and was educated at Stowe School.
- He served as a councillor on Rye Town Council from July 2003 until April 2013, and currently serves as a Conservative councillor on Rother District Council.
- He previously served on East Grinstead Town Council and held the post of Mid Sussex District Council Cabinet Member for Community Development. Before entering politics Russell enjoyed a career in publishing. With his first wife April McKenzie Arbon he has two daughters.
- He is currently married to Christia Ipsen, the widow of Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich of Russia. He succeeded his father as Baron Ampthill in April 2011; the title had been created for his great-great-grandfather, Lord Odo Russell, who represented Britain unofficially at the Vatican and officially at Berlin; Lord Odo's uncle was Lord John Russell, who was twice Prime Minister and whose grandson was Bertrand Russell, the eminent 20th century philosopher.
