John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford & Lord Lt. of Ireland Autograph Letter for Sale

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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford & Lord Lt. of Ireland Autograph Letter:
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JOHN RUSSELL, 6TH DUKE OF BEDFORD AND LORD LT. OF IRELAND AUTOGRAPH LETTER

Autograph letter signed dated 4/24/1817 signed "Bedford" sending payment.

Letter measures 7 1/4" x 9 1/2"

In good condition

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford,KG,PC,FSA(6 July 1766 – 20 October 1839), known asLord John Russelluntil 1802, was a BritishWhigpolitician who notably served asLord Lieutenant of Irelandin theMinistry of All the Talents. He was the father of Prime MinisterJohn Russell, 1st Earl Russell.

Bedford was a younger son of Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock, eldest son and heir of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. His mother was Lady Elizabeth, youngest child of Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle and Lady Anne Lennox.

Political career

Like most Russells, Bedford was a Whig in politics. He sat as Member of Parliament for Tavistock[a] from 1788 to June 1790 and from December 1790 to 1802, when he was automatically elevated to the Lords on the death of his brother. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland during the Whig government of 1806–1807. He became, as did many of his party who were strong followers of Bonapartism, opposed to the Peninsular War, believing that it neither could nor should be won. He funded, along with his son, many anti-war publications. Bedford was sworn of the Privy Council in 1806 and appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1830.

Family

Bedford married firstly the Hon. Georgiana Byng, daughter of George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington, in 1786. The marriage lasted 15 years and they had three sons:

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