| LC control no. | no 91003152 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771 |
| Variant(s) | Bedford, Duke of, 1710-1771 Russell, John, Duke of Bedford, 1710-1771 Russell, John, Lord, 1710-1771 |
| Associated country | Great Britain England Ireland |
| Associated place | London (England) |
| Birth date | 1710-09-30 |
| Death date | 1771-01-15 |
| Place of birth | Streatham (London, England) |
| Place of death | Bloomsbury (London, England) |
| Field of activity | Politics, Practical |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians |
| Found in | Hibernicus. Impartial remarks on the present posture of publick affairs, addressed to His Grace the Duke of Bedford, 1748. DNB (Russell, John, fourth Duke of Bedford, 1710-1771) MdU/G-K files (usage: Duke of Bedford) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography WWW site, viewed January 31, 2024 (Russell, John, fourth duke of Bedford (1710-1771); politician; born in Streatham on September 30, 1710; known as Lord John Russell until he succeeded to the dukedom on the death of his elder brother on on October 23, 1732; he joined the Pelham government, and in November 1744 he was appointed first lord of the Admiralty and and on December 25 he was sworn of the privy council; in 1746 he was rewarded with the wardenship of the New Forest; in 1748 he became southern secretary; in 1749 he was made knight of the Garter and in 1751 lord lieutenant of Devon, having received the same honour, in 1745, in his home county of Bedfordshire; in 1751 he resigned from the government in protest at the sacking of Lord Sandwich; he accepted the office of lord lieutenant of Ireland on December 15, 1756, returning to England in June 1760; on September 9, 1763 he was made lord president of the council in Grenville's ministry, but was dismissed on July 12, 1765; he died at Bedford House, Bloomsbury, on January 15, 1771) |
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