Rt. Hon. William Russell Lord Russell [15378] 24
- Born: 29 Sep 1639
- Marriage: Rachel Wriothesly Baroness Russell [15379] on 31 Jul 1669 in Titchfield, Hants
- Died: 21 Jul 1683 at age 43
 Cause of his death was executed.
General Notes:
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal15166
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Russell,_Lord_Russell
http://www.thepeerage.com/p956.htm#i9557
Rt. Hon. William Russell, Lord Russell was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England <http://www.thepeerage.com/pd64.htm#i3859>.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tavistock from 1660 to 1661.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tavistock between 1661 and 1679.1 He was styled as Lord Russell between 1678 and 1683.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bedfordshire between 1679 and 1681.1 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) between 22 April 1679 and 31 January 1680.1 On 13 July 1683 he was accused of being concerned in the Rye House plot, and tried at the Old Bailey. He was found guilty, condemned to death, and attainted.1 On 16 March 1688/89 his attainder was reversed.3
1. 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 80. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 81
3. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 319. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
William married Rachel Wriothesly Baroness Russell [15379] [MRIN: 7366], daughter of Thomas Wriothesly 4th or 5th Earl of Southampton [15381] and Rachel de Massue [15382], on 31 Jul 1669 in Titchfield, Hants. (Rachel Wriothesly Baroness Russell [15379] was christened on 19 Sep 1637 in Titchfield, died on 29 Sep 1723 in Bloomsbury and was buried in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.)
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