Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford

Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford, known from 1893 to 1940 as the Marquess of Tavistock, was a British peer. He was born at Cairnsmore House, Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, the son of Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, and his wife Mary Du Caurroy Tribe, the aviator and ornithologist. He was known for both his career as a naturalist and for his involvement in British far-right politics including his involvement as the co-founder of the British People's Party.