John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

His Grace
The Duke of Bedford
KG PC FRS
His Grace The Duke of Bedford KG PC FRS
	The Duke of Bedford by Thomas Gainsborough
Lord President of the Council
	In office; 9 September 1763 – 12 July 1765
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	George Grenville
Preceded by	The Earl Granville
Succeeded by	The Earl of Winchilsea
British Ambassador to France
	In office; 4 April 1762 – 1 June 1763
Preceded by	Vacant; The Earl of Albemarle recalled due to the Seven Years' War
Succeeded by	The Earl of Hertford
Lord Privy Seal
	In office; 25 November 1761 – 22 April 1763
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	The Duke of Newcastle; The Earl of Bute; George Grenville
Preceded by	In Commission; The Earl Temple, 5 October 1761
Succeeded by	The Duke of Marlborough
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
	In office; 3 January 1757 – 3 April 1761
Monarchs	George II; George III
Preceded by	The Duke of Devonshire
Succeeded by	The Earl of Halifax
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
	In office; 12 February 1748 – 13 June 1751
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	Henry Pelham
Preceded by	The Duke of Newcastle
Succeeded by	The Earl of Holderness
First Lord of the Admiralty
	In office; 27 December 1744 – 26 February 1748
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	Henry Pelham
Preceded by	The Earl of Winchilsea
Succeeded by	The Earl of Sandwich
Personal details
Born	John Russell; 30 September 1710; Streatham, Surrey, England
Died	5 January 1771 (aged 60); Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
Resting place	Chenies, Buckinghamshire
Spouses	; Lady Diana Spencer (m. 1731; died 1735) ; Lady Gertrude Leveson-Gower (m. 1737)
Children	John Russell, Marquess of Tavistock ; Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock ; Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough
Parent(s)	Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford ; Elizabeth Howland

John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, KG, PC, FRS (30 September 1710 – 5 January 1771) was a British Whig statesman and peer who served as the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1757 to 1761. A leading member of the Whig party during the Seven Years' War, he negotiated the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended the conflict. Bedford was also an early promoter of cricket and a patron of the arts who commissioned numerous works from prominent artists, most notably Canaletto.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ "Russell, John (1710–1771)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^ 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 82-84, volume VIII, page 500.
^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 2, page 1871.

[dnb-1] "Russell, John (1710–1771)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[cokayne-2] 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 82-84, volume VIII, page 500.

[mosley-3] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 2, page 1871.

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His Grace The Duke of Bedford KG PC FRS
The Duke of Bedford by Thomas Gainsborough

Lord President of the Council
In office 9 September 1763 – 12 July 1765
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	George Grenville
Preceded by	The Earl Granville
Succeeded by	The Earl of Winchilsea
British Ambassador to France
In office 4 April 1762 – 1 June 1763
Preceded by	Vacant The Earl of Albemarle recalled due to the Seven Years' War
Succeeded by	The Earl of Hertford
Lord Privy Seal
In office 25 November 1761 – 22 April 1763
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	The Duke of Newcastle The Earl of Bute George Grenville
Preceded by	In Commission The Earl Temple, 5 October 1761
Succeeded by	The Duke of Marlborough
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office 3 January 1757 – 3 April 1761
Monarchs	George II George III
Preceded by	The Duke of Devonshire
Succeeded by	The Earl of Halifax
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
In office 12 February 1748 – 13 June 1751
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	Henry Pelham
Preceded by	The Duke of Newcastle
Succeeded by	The Earl of Holderness
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 27 December 1744 – 26 February 1748
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	Henry Pelham
Preceded by	The Earl of Winchilsea
Succeeded by	The Earl of Sandwich

Personal details
Born	John Russell 30 September 1710 Streatham, Surrey, England
Died	5 January 1771(1771-01-05) (aged 60) Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
Resting place	Chenies, Buckinghamshire
Spouses	Lady Diana Spencer (m. 1731; died 1735) Lady Gertrude Leveson-Gower (m. 1737)
Children	John Russell, Marquess of Tavistock Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock Caroline Spencer, Duchess of Marlborough
Parent(s)	Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford Elizabeth Howland