William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford
English politician (1616-1700) · Politicians · Died at 84
William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford was an English nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited his Peerage as 5th Earl of Bedford and removed to the House of Lords. He fought in the Parliamentarian army and later defected to the Royalists during the English Civil War.
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