John Russell, 4th Earl Russell

For other people named John Russell, see John Russell (disambiguation).

John Conrad Russell, 4th Earl Russell (16 November 1921 – 16 December 1987) was the eldest son of the philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell (the 3rd Earl) and his second wife, Dora Black. He was the great-grandson of the 19th century British Whig Prime Minister Lord John Russell.

Married on 28 August 1946 to Susan Doniphan Lindsay, he had only two daughters, Lady Sarah Elizabeth Russell, born on 16 January 1946, and Lady Lucy Catherine Russell (21 July 1948 - 11 April 1975), neither of whom married or bore children.

Lord Russell was succeeded by his half-brother, the historian Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell.

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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Russell

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Bertrand Arthur William Russell	Earl Russell 1970–1987	Succeeded by Conrad Sebastian Robert Russell

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Name	Russell, John Russell, 4th Earl of
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Date of birth	16 November 1921
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Date of death	16 December 1987
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