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English religious figure and peer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lord Wriothesley Russell MA (11 May 1804 – 6 April 1886) was an Anglican cleric and aristocrat from the Russell family who was Canon of Windsor from 1840 to 1886.[2]
Lord Wriothesley Russell | |
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Canon of Windsor | |
In office 1840-1886 | |
Personal details | |
Born | St James's, London[1] | 11 May 1804
Died | 6 April 1886 81) Chenies, Buckinghamshire | (aged
Spouse | Elizabeth Russell |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Edward Russell (brother) Charles Russell (brother) Louisa Russell (sister) Alexander Russell (brother) Francis Russell (half-brother) George Russell (half-brother) John Russell (half-brother) |
Education | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Lord Wriothesley was born in 1804 in St James's, Westminster, the fourth son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and first with his second wife, Lady Georgiana Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon.
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and was awarded MA in 1829. He was chaplain to Prince Albert.[3]
He was appointed:
Lord Wriothesley married his first cousin, Elizabeth Laura Henrietta Russell (22 Jan 1803 – 5 May 1886).[4] They had three children:
Rev. Russell and his wife are buried in the churchyard of St Michael's, Chenies, together with other members of the Russell family.
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