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Admiral Lord Edward Russell, CB (24 April 1805 – 21 May 1887) was a British naval officer and Whig politician. Early life. He was the son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and his second wife Lady Georgina Gordon, and was the younger half-brother of future Prime Minister John Russell . Career.
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, PC (1653 – 26 November 1727) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer at the Battle of Solebay during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, he served as a captain in the Mediterranean Sea in operations against the Barbary pirates .
Orford, Edward Russell, 1st earl of (1652–1727). Russell was nephew of the 1st duke of Bedford, entered the navy in 1671, and saw much service in the second Anglo-Dutch war . Alienated from the court by the execution of his cousin Lord Russell , he signed the invitation to William of Orange in 1688 and landed with him at Brixham.
Edward Russell, Lord Russell (1551–1572), eldest son of the 2nd Earl; John Russell, 3rd Baron Russell (c. 1553–1584), second son of the 2nd Earl, summoned to Parliament by writ of acceleration; Francis Russell, Lord Russell (c. 1554–1585), third son of the 2nd Earl
RUSSELL, Hon. Edward (c.1642-1714). Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, ed. D. Hayton, E. Cruickshanks, S. Handley, 2002. Available from Boydell and Brewer.
Admiral Edward Russell, 1652-1727, 1st Earl of Orford. A full-length portrait turned fully to the right, with the head looking back towards the viewer over the right shoulder. Russell wears a breastplate over a rust-coloured coat and a full-bottomed brown wig.
Lord Edward Russell (ca. 1642–30 June 1714) was an English politician and peer, known as Hon. Edward Russell until 1694. Russell was a younger son of William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford. Among other offices he held were Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, and Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex from 1700...
