Lord Charles Russell

Lord Charles James Fox Russell (10 February 1807 – 29 June 1894), was a British soldier and Whig politician.

Russell as portrayed by James Tissot in Vanity Fair, 12 April 1873. Caption reads This fell sergeant - strict in this arrest

Background

Russell was the third son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, by his second wife Lady Georgiana, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon. Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, Lord George Russell and John Russell, 1st Earl Russell were his elder half-brothers and Lord Edward Russell and Lord Alexander Russell his full brothers.[1]

Cricket

An amateur cricketer, Russell played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1833 and 1846.[2]

Career

Russell was a Lieutenant-Colonel in both the 52nd Regiment and the Royal Horse Guards.[1] In 1832 he was returned to Parliament for Bedfordshire, a seat he held until 1841 and again briefly in 1847.[3] In 1848 he was appointed Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons, which he remained until 1875.[1]

Family

Russell married Isabella Clarissa, daughter of William Griffith Davies, in 1834. They had two sons, of whom the youngest was George W. E. Russell, and three daughters. Lady Charles Russell died in June 1884. Russell survived her by ten years and died in June 1894, aged 87.[1]

Ancestry
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References
  1. thepeerage.com Lt.-Col. Lord Charles James Fox Russell
  2. "Player profile: Charles Russell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
The Marquess of Tavistock
Peter Payne		 Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire
1832–1841
With: William Stuart 1832–1835
Viscount Alford 1835–1841		 Succeeded by
Viscount Alford
William Thornton Astell
Preceded by
Viscount Alford
William Thornton Astell		 Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire
March 1847 – August 1847
With: Viscount Alford		 Succeeded by
Viscount Alford
Francis Russell
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