Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford
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Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, was a prominent late 18th- and early 19th-century British Whig politician and aristocrat known for his agricultural reforms and development of London’s Bloomsbury district.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British peer
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Whig politician ⓘ duke ⓘ human ⓘ |
| aristocraticTitleStart | 1839 ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Bedfordshire
NERFINISHED
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Bloomsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Woburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1788-05-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| burialPlace | Chenies, Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1861-05-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Cambridge
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Westminster School ⓘ |
| familyName | Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity |
agriculture
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estate management ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural reforms
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urban development in Bloomsbury ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Georgiana Byng, Duchess of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Russell family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Bloomsbury district in London ⓘ |
| ordinalInTitle | 7 ⓘ |
| owned | Bloomsbury estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Whig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
NERFINISHED
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Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of the County of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
Bedford House, London
NERFINISHED
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Woburn Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Maria Stanhope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Marquess of Tavistock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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