Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock

Irish politician

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1739

Place of Birth: Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Mar-1767

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (27 September 1739 – 22 March 1767) was a British politician and the eldest son of the 4th Duke of Bedford and his second wife Hon.
Gertrude Leveson-Gower. From 1759 to 1761, he sat in the Irish House of Commons as Whig Member of Parliament for Armagh Borough and then in the British House of Commons for Bedfordshire until 1767. He was elected as a Bailiff to the board of the Bedford Level Corporation in 1761, a position he held until his death.Lord Tavistock died in 1767 after falling from his horse while hunting.
On 8 June 1764, he married Lady Elizabeth Keppel, the youngest child of the 2nd Earl of Albemarle.
They had three sons: Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765–1802) John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839) Lord William Russell (1767–1840)Their eldest son succeeded his grandfather as 5th Duke of Bedford in 1771.



Alternative names	Sir Joshua Reynolds
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	16 July 1723	23 February 1792
Location of birth/death	Plympton	London
Work location	London, Plympton, Italy
Authority control	: Q194402 VIAF: 27081216 ISNI: 0000 0001 0881 5237 ULAN: 500004539 LCCN: n84168483 NLA: 35449606 WorldCat