John Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford
John Ian Robert Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford (born May 24, 1917 in London , † October 25, 2002 in Santa Fe , New Mexico ) was a British peer and writer.
Russell initially carried the courtesy title of Lord Howland , 1940-1953 that of Marquess of Tavistock . With the death of his father Hastings Russell in 1953 Russell inherited the title of Duke of Bedford and the then associated seat in the House of Lords .
From 1939 until he was wounded in 1940, Russell took part in the Second World War with the Coldstream Guards . He then turned to journalism and worked as a reporter for the Daily Express in 1940.
He wrote the following books:
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A Silver-Plated Spoon (1959)
- German: All that glitters is not gold: An aristocratic life in our time , translated from the English by Ursula Princess zu Hohenlohe; Econ-Verlag, Vienna / Düsseldorf 1968
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The Duke of Bedford's Book of Snobs (1965)
- German: Treatise on the fine British style: The Book of Snobs , from the English by Ursula Princess zu Hohenlohe, with drawings by HE Köhler; Fischer library, Frankfurt am Main / Hamburg 1970
- The Flying Duchess (1968)
- How to Run a Stately Home (1971)
Russell was married three times and had three children, including Henry Robin Ian Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford .
Web links
- John Russel at Hansard (English)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Hastings Russell |
Duke of Bedford 1953-2002 |
Henry Robin Ian Russell |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Russell, John, 13th Duke of Bedford |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Russell, John Ian Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobleman and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 2002 |
Place of death | Santa Fe |