John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

British politician

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1710

Place of Birth: Streatham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1771

Profession: politician, diplomat, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, (30 September 1710 – 5 January 1771) was an 18th-century British statesman.
He was the fourth son of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Howland of Streatham, Surrey.
Known as Lord John Russell, he married in October 1731 Diana Spencer, daughter of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland; became Duke of Bedford on his brother's death a year later; and having lost his first wife in 1735, married in April 1737 Lady Gertrude Leveson-Gower (died 1794), daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower.



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