Lord Edward Russell (c.1642–30 Jun 1714) was an English politician and peer, known as Hon. Edward Russell until 1694. Russell was a younger son of William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford.
He represented Tavistock in Parliament from 13 Feb 1679 to 23 Mar 1683.[1] Russell was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire in 1689 at the Glorious Revolution, and was Treasurer of the Chamber from 1694 to 1702. He was briefly the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, and Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex from 1700 until 1701, when his nephew Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford reached his majority and assumed those offices.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Lord Russell Sir Francis Drake |
Member of Parliament for Tavistock 1679–1683 With: Sir Francis Drake |
Succeeded by Sir James Butler John Beare |
| Court offices | ||
| Vacant
Title last held by
Sir Rowland Gwynne |
Treasurer of the Chamber 1694–1702 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Fitzhardinge |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Viscount Bulkeley |
Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire 1689–1714 |
Succeeded by Lord Willoughby de Eresby |
| Preceded by The 1st Duke of Bedford |
Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Middlesex 1700–1701 |
Succeeded by The 2nd Duke of Bedford |
| Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex 1700–1701 |
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