Francis Russell Marquess Of Tavistock - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Sep 27, 1739 Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Died on 22 Mar 1767 (aged 27)

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About 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 and his second wife Hon.
  • Gertrude Leveson-Gower. 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. He was elected as a Bailiff to the board of the Bedford Level Corporation in 1761, a position he held until his death.Lord Tavistock died in 1767 after falling from his horse while hunting.
  • 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)Their eldest son succeeded his grandfather as 5th Duke of Bedford in 1771.

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