Lord Edward Russell (1805–1887)

Admiral Lord Edward Russell, CB (24 April 1805 – 21 May 1887) was a British naval officer and Whig politician.

Lord Edward Russell CB
Member of Parliament for Tavistock
In office 29 June 1841 – 29 July 1847
Preceded by	Lord Russell, John Rundle
Succeeded by	Hon. Edward Russell, Sir John Salusbury-Trelawny, Bt
Personal details
Born	(1805-04-24)24 April 1805
Died	21 May 1887(1887-05-21) (aged 82)
Spouse	Mary Ann Taylor
Parent(s)	John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford Lady Georgina Gordon
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1819–1887
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Britomart HMS Savage HMS Nimrod HMS Actaeon HMS Vengeance
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence Battle of Navarino Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol

Early life

He was the son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and his second wife Lady Georgina Gordon, and was the younger half-brother of future Prime Minister John Russell.

Career

Russell gained the rank of midshipman in 1819 in the service of the Royal Navy. He gained the rank of lieutenant in 1826. He fought in the Battle of Navarino in 1827, the victory over the Turks. He gained the rank of commander in 1828. He gained the rank of captain in 1833.

He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tavistock at the 1841 general election, but did not stand again in 1847.^[1] He held the office of Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1846 and 1850. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1855. He gained the rank of rear-admiral in 1856. He gained the rank of vice-admiral in 1863. He gained the rank of admiral in 1867.

Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London

He died in 1887, aged 82, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.^[2]

Personal life

He married Mary Ann Taylor on 8 February 1860. They did not have any children. She died in 1874.^[3]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Lord Edward Russell (1805–1887)

16. Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford 8. John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 17. Elizabeth Howland 4. Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock 18. John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower 9. The Hon. Gertrude Leveson-Gower 19. Lady Evelyn Pierrepont 2. John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford 20. Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle 10. Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle 21. Geertruid Johanna Quirina van der Duyn 5. Lady Elizabeth Keppel 22. Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond 11. Lady Anne Lennox 23. Anne Brudenell 1. Lord Edward Russell 24. Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon 12. Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon 25. Lady Henrietta Mordaunt 6. Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon 26. William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen 13. Lady Catherine Gordon 27. Lady Susan Murray 3. Lady Georgina Gordon 28. Sir Alexander Maxwell, 2nd Baronet of Monreith, Wigtownshire 14. Sir William Maxwell, 3rd Baronet of Monreith, Wigtownshire 29. Lady Jean Montgomerie 7. Jane Maxwell 30. William Blair 15. Magdalen Blair 31. Catharine Tait

See also

• O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Russell, Edward" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

References

1. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 301. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
2. Brompton Cemetery List of notable occupants Archived 23 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
3. Thom's Directory of Ireland. 1878. p. 224.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Edward Russell
• Thepeerage.com

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Russell John Rundle	Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1841 – 1847 With: John Rundle to 1843 John Salusbury Trelawny from 1843	Succeeded by Edward Russell John Salusbury Trelawny