Russell family (Passions)

The Russell Family is a fictional family on the American soap opera Passions, a long-running serial drama which aired on NBC (1999–2007) and later on DirecTV (2007–08). It followed the romantic and supernatural adventures in the fictional coastal New England town of Harmony. Created by the soap's founder and head writer James E. Reilly, the family originally consisted of four characters—the married couple Eve Russell (Tracey Ross) and T.C. Russell (Rodney Van Johnson) and their two children Whitney Russell (Brook Kerr) and Simone Russell. The Russells are one of the four core families and are characterized by their friendship with the Bennetts and Lopez-Fitzgeralds and feud with the Cranes.

As the series progressed, more characters were added to the family, like Liz Sanbourne (Amelia Marshall) as Eve's vengeful adoptive sister and Vincent Clarkson (Phillip Jeanmarie) as Eve's child with Julian Crane. Despite their importance in majority of the storylines, a majority of the characters left during the show's transition from NBC to DirecTV, leaving Eve and Vincent as the only two representatives of the Russell family present in the series finale.

Russell family

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Russell family (American political family)

The Russell family is an American family from Georgia that has held prominent positions both in the United States government and the Georgia government. The family was a wealthy land-owning family until the end of the American Civil War, when they lost a large amount of their assets, like many others in the southern plantation class. The family later entered politics and rebuilt their family's prominence through holding political office.

Richard Russell, Sr. (1861–1938) served in various political and judicial offices including Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.

Two of his sons followed him into political and judicial office:

Richard Russell, Jr. (1897-1971) served as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, Governor of Georgia, and United States Senator.

Robert Lee Russell (1900–1955) was a lawyer and served as a Judge on the U.S. District Court, and later as a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Russell family in-laws:

Ernest Vandiver (1918-2005) served as the Governor of Georgia. He was the husband of Betty Russell, a granddaughter of Richard Russell, Sr., a niece of Richard Russell, Jr. and the daughter of Robert Lee Russell.

Duke of Bedford

Duke of Bedford (named after Bedford, England) is a title that has been created six times (for five distinct people) in the Peerage of England. The first and second creations came in 1414 in favour of Henry IV's third son, John, who later served as regent of France. He was made Earl of Kendal at the same time and was made Earl of Richmond later the same year. The titles became extinct on his death in 1435. The third creation came in 1470 in favour of George Neville, nephew of Warwick the Kingmaker. He was deprived of the title by Act of Parliament in 1478. The fourth creation came 1478 in favour of George, the third son of Edward IV. He died the following year at the age of two. The fifth creation came in 1485 in favour of Jasper Tudor, half-brother of Henry VI and uncle of Henry VII. He had already been created Earl of Pembroke in 1452. However, as he was a Lancastrian, his title was forfeited between 1461 and 1485 during the predominance of the House of York. He regained the earldom in 1485 when his nephew Henry VII came to the throne and was elevated to the dukedom the same year. He had no legitimate children and the titles became extinct on his death in 1495.