Person record for Russell, Francis (fifth duke of Bedford)

Russell, Francis (fifth duke of Bedford)

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 2 times, and was a venue (V) 0 times.

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1796

31 December 1796

1802

2 March 1802

Name: Russell, Francis (fifth duke of Bedford)
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 July 1765
Death Date: 2 March 1802
Occupation: agriculturist
Occupation: politician

Bedford was a great supporter of Charles James Fox and close friend of the Prince of Wales. His abrasive attack on Burke - for accepting a pension from Pitt's government - prompted Burke's famous pamphlet A Letter to a Noble Lord (1796). Godwin records his death.

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name	Number of Meetings
Debrett, John	1
Stanley, Earl of Derby Edward	1
Grey, Charles	1
Tarleton, Sir Banastre (baronet)	1
Hanger, George (Baron Coleraine)	1
Weld,	1
Este, Reverend Charles	1
Greatheed, Bertie	1
Perry, James (Pirie)	1
Maxwell, William	1
Fergusson, Robert Cutlar	1