Lord Edward Russell (1642–1714)
Lord Edward Russell (1643[1]:222 – 30 June 1714) was an English politician, known as Hon. Edward Russell until 1694. [2] He married Francis Lloyd, a widow, in 1688.[3]:270[1]:222 They had no children.
Edward Russell was son of William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford (1616–1700). Edward was educated privately and at the University of Padua. At the time of the 1st Duke's death, Edward was the oldest surviving son, but the dukedom passed instead to Edward's nephew, the young Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford. This was because Wriothesley was the son of Edward's elder brother William Russell, Lord Russell.
Edward Russell represented Tavistock in Parliament from 13 February 1679 to 23 March 1683.[4] Russell was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire in 1689 at the Glorious Revolution, and was Treasurer of the Chamber from 1694 to 1702. He was briefly the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, and Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex from 1700 until 1701, when his nephew Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford reached his majority and assumed those offices.
References
- "Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell: From the Times of the Norman Conquest, Volume 2", Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen, Longman, 1833.
- "RUSSELL, Hon. Edward (c.1642-1714)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- Collins, Arthur. The Peerage of England; Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Kingdom Etc. Fourth Edition, Carefully Corrected, and Continued to the Present Time, Volume 1, page 258-278. Woodfall, H et al.1768
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lord Russell Sir Francis Drake |
Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1679–1683 With: Sir Francis Drake |
Succeeded by Sir James Butler John Beare |
| Preceded by Sir Villiers Chernock William Boteler |
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1689–1705 With: William Duncombe 1689–1690, 1695–1698 Thomas Browne 1690–1695 Sir William Gostwick 1698–1705 |
Succeeded by Sir William Gostwick Sir Pynsent Chernock |
| Preceded by Lord Robert Russell Sir Francis Drake |
Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1701–1702 With: Lord Robert Russell |
Succeeded by Lord Robert Russell Lord James Russell |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Sir William Gostwick Sir Pynsent Chernock |
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1708–1713 With: Sir William Gostwick |
Succeeded by Sir Pynsent Chernock John Harvey |
| Court offices | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Sir Rowland Gwynne |
Treasurer of the Chamber 1694–1702 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Fitzhardinge |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Viscount Bulkeley |
Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire 1689–1714 |
Succeeded by Lord Willoughby de Eresby |
| Preceded by The 1st Duke of Bedford |
Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Middlesex 1700–1701 |
Succeeded by The 2nd Duke of Bedford |
| Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex 1700–1701 | ||