Lord Wriothesley Russell

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
Canon of Windsor
In office
1840-1886
Personal details
Born(1804-05-11)11 May 1804
St James's, London[1]
Died6 April 1886(1886-04-06) (aged 81)
Chenies, Buckinghamshire
SpouseElizabeth Russell
Children3
Parents
RelativesEdward Russell (brother)
Charles Russell (brother)
Louisa Russell (sister)
Alexander Russell (brother)
Francis Russell (half-brother)
George Russell (half-brother)
John Russell (half-brother)
EducationTrinity College, Cambridge

Biography

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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:

Personal life

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Lord Wriothesley married his first cousin, Elizabeth Laura Henrietta Russell (22 Jan 1803 – 5 May 1886).[4] They had three children:

  • Alfred John Russell (13 Aug 1833 – 11 Feb 1857)
  • Algernon Wriothesley Russell (30 Aug 1835 – 19 Feb 1908)
  • Evelyn Mary Eliza Russell (5 May 1837 – 5 Dec 1913)

Rev. Russell and his wife are buried in the churchyard of St Michael's, Chenies, together with other members of the Russell family.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Births". Oracle and Daily Advertiser. 12 May 1804. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
  3. ^ "Obituary". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 7 April 1886. p. 10.
  4. ^ a b A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Henry Colburn. 1869. p. 87. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ Salisbury and Winchester Journal – Saturday 25 June 1859 p.2