Lord Edward Russell

Lord Edward Russell
Admiral; Lord Edward Russell; CB
	Lord Edward Russell, lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1842
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(s)	Mary Ann Taylor
Parents	John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford; Lady Georgina Gordon

Admiral Lord Edward Russell, CB (24 April 1805 – 21 May 1887) was a British naval officer and Whig politician.

Early life

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

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, 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.

Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London

He died in 1887, aged 82, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.[2]

Personal life

He married Mary Ann Taylor on 8 February 1860. They did not have any children. She died in 1874.[3]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Lord Edward Russell

16. Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford

8. John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

17. Elizabeth Howland

4. Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock

18. John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower

9. The Hon. Gertrude Leveson-Gower

19. Lady Evelyn Pierrepont

2. John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

20. Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle

10. Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle

21. Geertruid Johanna Quirina van der Duyn

5. Lady Elizabeth Keppel

22. Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond

11. Lady Anne Lennox

23. Anne Brudenell

1. Lord Edward Russell

24. Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon

12. Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon

25. Lady Henrietta Mordaunt

6. Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon

26. William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen

13. Lady Catherine Gordon

27. Lady Susan Murray

3. Lady Georgina Gordon

28. Sir Alexander Maxwell, 2nd Baronet of Monreith, Wigtownshire

14. Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet of Monreith, Wigtownshire

29. Lady Jean Montgomerie

7. Jane Maxwell

30. William Blair

15. Magdalen Blair

31. Catharine Tait

References

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

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Edward Russell
Thepeerage.com

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Russell John Rundle	Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1841 – 1847 With: John Rundle to 1843 Sir John Salusbury-Trelawny, Bt from 1843	Succeeded by Hon. Edward Russell Sir John Salusbury-Trelawny, Bt

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[craig1832-1885-1] 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.

[2] Brompton Cemetery List of notable occupants Archived 23 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Thom's Directory of Ireland. 1878. p. 224.