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| Lord Charles Russell | |
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 Russell as portrayed by James Tissot in Vanity Fair, 12 April 1873. Caption reads This fell sergeant - strict in this arrest | |
| Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire | |
| In office 1832-1841 March - August 1847 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1807-02-10)10 February 1807 |
| Died | 29 June 1894(1894-06-29) (aged 87) |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Isabella Davies
(m. 1834; died 1884) |
| Children | 5, including George |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Edward Russell (brother) Alexander Russell (brother) Francis Russell (half-brother) George Russell (half-brother) John Russell (half-brother) Thomas Russell (grandson) Francis Russell (grandfather) Alexander Gordon (grandfather) |
| Military career | |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | 52nd Regiment Royal Horse Guards |
Lord Charles James Fox Russell (10 February 1807 – 29 June 1894), was a British soldier and Whig politician.
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.
Cricket
An amateur cricketer, Russell played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1833 and 1846.
Career
Russell was a Lieutenant-Colonel in both the 52nd Regiment and the Royal Horse Guards. In 1832 he was returned to Parliament for Bedfordshire, a seat he held until 1841 and again briefly in 1847. In 1848 he was appointed Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons, which he remained until 1875.
Family
Russell married Isabella Clarissa, daughter of William Griffith Davies, in 1834. They had two sons: Henry Charles Russell (the father of Thomas Wentworth Russell) and George W. E. Russell, as well as three daughters. Lady Charles Russell died in June 1884. Russell survived her by ten years and died in June 1894, aged 87.
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References
- ^ thepeerage.com Lt.-Col. Lord Charles James Fox Russell
- "Player profile: Charles Russell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
External links
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byThe Marquess of Tavistock Peter Payne |
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1832–1841 With: William Stuart 1832–1835 Viscount Alford 1835–1841 |
Succeeded byViscount Alford William Thornton Astell |
| Preceded byViscount Alford William Thornton Astell |
Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire March 1847 – August 1847 With: Viscount Alford |
Succeeded byViscount Alford Francis Russell |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded bySir William Gosset | Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons 1848–1875 |
Succeeded bySir Ralph Gosset |
- 1807 births
- 1894 deaths
- Younger sons of dukes
- Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1832–1835
- UK MPs 1835–1837
- UK MPs 1837–1841
- UK MPs 1841–1847
- Russell family
- English cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- English cricketers of 1826 to 1863
- 19th-century British sportsmen
- Serjeants at arms of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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