Lord Wriothesley Russell
Lord Wriothesley Russell MA (11 May 1804 - 6 April 1886) was a Canon of Windsor from 1840-1886[1]
Family
He was born on 11 May 1804, the fourth son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford and Georgiana Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon.
He married his second cousin Elizabeth Russell. There were no children.
Career
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and was awarded MA in 1829
He was appointed:
- Rector of Streatham, Surrey
- Rector of St Michael's Church, Chenies, Buckinghamshire 1829
- Deputy Clerk of the Closet to Queen Victoria[2]
He was appointed to the ninth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1840, a position he held until he resigned in 1886.