Title Duke of Bedford Name William 8th | Role Politician Died May 27, 1872 | |
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Born 1 July 1809 ( 1809-07-01 ) Tenure 14 May 1861 – 27 May 1872 Other titles 8th Marquess of Tavistock12th Earl of Bedford12th Baron Russell10th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh8th Baron Howland Successor Francis Russell, 9th Duke Parents Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford Cousins Lord George Hamilton, Lord Claud Hamilton Grandparents John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford Aunts Louisa Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn | ||
William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1 July 1809 – 27 May 1872) was a British Whig politician. He was the son of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford and his wife Anna Maria Stanhope.
Russell was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Tavistock (which had been represented by members of the Russell family intermittently since 1640) from 1832 to 1841.
He died in 1872, aged 62, unmarried and childless and was buried in the 'Bedford Chapel' at St. Michael’s Church, Chenies, Buckinghamshire. His titles passed to his cousin, Francis Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford.
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