NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Russell, George William, Lord, 1790-1846 NRA: Russell Lord George William (1790-1846) Major General DNB: Russell, Lord George William (1790-1846), army officer and diplomatist LBT ID: GeRusse1846 VIAF ID: 3558039 LOC ID: n83005296 | B/BAP: 1790-05-08 DIED: 1846-07-16 |
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The second son of John Russell, sixth duke of Bedford; wounded at Talavera, he was
aide-de-camp to Wellington (1812), whig MP for Bedford (1812-30), and ambassador at Berlin
(1835-41). | |