Marquess of Tavistock, Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock

"Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (27 September 1739 – 22 March 1767) was a British politician and the eldest son of the 4th Duke of Bedford.

From 1759 to 1761, he sat in the Irish House of Commons as Whig Member of Parliament for Armagh Borough and then in the British House of Commons for Bedfordshire until 1767.

On 8 June 1764, he married Lady Elizabeth Keppel, the youngest child of the 2nd Earl of Albemarle.

They had three sons:

Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765–1802)

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766–1839)

Lord William Russell (1767–1840)

Lord Tavistock died in 1767, after falling from his horse while out hunting, and his eldest son succeeded as Duke of Bedford four years later."

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Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Russell,_Marquess_of_Tavistock

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79284363

http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=95263

http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I20280&tree=...

http://www.thepeerage.com/p2760.htm#i27598

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Citations:

1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 84. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 85.

3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 319. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.