Family and Education
b. 8 May 1790, 2nd s. of John Russell†, 6th duke of Bedford (d. 1839), and 1st w. Hon. Georgiana Elizabeth Byng, da. of George, 4th Visct. Torrington; bro. of Francis Russell, mq. of Tavistock* and Lord John Russell*. educ. by Dr. Moore, Sunbury 1800; Westminster 1803; by Rev. John Smith at Woodnesborough, nr. Sandwich 1805. m. 21 June 1817, Elizabeth Anne, da. of Hon. John Theophilus Rawdon† of Bolney Court, Oxon., 3s. 1da. d.v.p. GCB 19 July 1838. d. 16 July 1846.
Offices Held
Cornet 1 Drag. 1806, lt. 1806; capt. Canadian fencibles 1808, 81 Ft. 1808; capt. 23 Drag. 1808; maj. 102 Ft. 1813, lt.-col. 1814; maj. 42 Ft. (half-pay) 1815; maj. 8 Drag. 1824, lt.-col. 1824, half-pay 1828; lt.-col. 90 Ft. 1829; col. army 1830; half-pay 1831; a.d.c. to William IV 1830 – 37, to Victoria 1837 – 41; maj.-gen. 1841.
Special mission to Portugal 1832 – 34; minister plenip. to Wurttemberg 1834 – 35; envoy extraordinary and minister plenip. to Prussia 1835 – 41.
Parlimentarian
Notes
See G. Blakiston, Lord William Russell and his Wife, 1815-1846 (1972), which draws in part on the privately printed Letters to Lord G. William Russell (1915-20).
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
RUSSELL, Lord George William (1790-1846)
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Religion