Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford
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| Born | 13 May 1788 |
| Died | 14 May 1861 (aged 73) |
| Title | Duke of Bedford |
| Tenure | 20 October 1839 – 14 May 1861 |
| Other titles | 7th Marquess of Tavistock 11th Earl of Bedford 11th Baron Russell 9th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh 7th Baron Howland |
| Successor | William Russell, 8th Duke |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Maria Stanhope |
| Issue | William Russell |
| Parents |
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford Georgiana Byng |
Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford KG PC (13 May 1788 – 14 May 1861), styled Marquess of Tavistock from 1802 to 1839, was a British peer and Whig politician.
He was the son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford and his first wife the Hon. Georgiana Byng, second daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington. Russell was educated at Westminster School and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1808, with a Master of Arts. He succeeded his father as duke in 1839.
He entered the British House of Commons in 1809, sitting as Member of Parliament for Peterborough in the next three years. Subsequently Russell represented Bedfordshire until 1832. In the following year, he was summoned to the House of Lords in his father's junior title Baron Howland of Streatham by a writ of acceleration. Russell was sworn of the Privy Council on 6 July 1846 and was invested as a Knight of the Order of the Garter on 26 March 1847. He was made a Special Deputy Warden of the Stannaries in 1852 and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire in 1859, a post he held until his death in 1861.
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