Captain John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill,

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(4 October 1896 – 3 June 1973) was a British peer who served in the

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in both the

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and

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World Wars. He was the son of

Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (19 February 1869 – 7 July 1935) was a British peer, rower, and civil servant. He served as Governor of Madras from October 1900 to February 1906, and as acting Viceroy of India from April t ...

. He succeeded to the title of

Baron Ampthill Baron Ampthill, of Ampthill in the County of Bedfordshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 March 1881 for the diplomat Lord Odo Russell. He was the third son of Major-General Lord George Russell, second son o ...

, of Ampthill in the County of Bedford on 7 July 1935.

Personal life

Russell was married three times; firstly to Christabel Hulme Hart on 18 October 1918 (died February 1976); secondly to Sibell Faithfull Lumley on 22 February 1937, following a divorce from his first wife (died 1947); and thirdly to Adeline Mary Constance

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on 24 July 1948 (died 2004). His first marriage to Christabel Hart was notorious for its divorce proceedings and the question of the legitimacy of her firstborn as the heir, where she claimed that the marriage had never been consummated and she was still a virgin despite her numerous affairs. The House of Lords agreed with her appeal to legitimize her son, refusing to allow blood tests. Children from marriage to Christabel Hulme Hart: * Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell (15 October 1921–23 April 2011), later 4th Baron Ampthill Children from marriage to Adeline Mary Constance Hone: * John Hugo Trenchard Russell (13 October 1950–) * Georgiana Adeline Villiers Russell (3 January 1952–) Upon the third baron's death, his legitimate son from his third marriage disputed the succession, but to no avail. The third baron is buried in the churchyard of

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, along with his wife Adeline Mary Constance Hone.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ampthill, John Russell, 3rd Baron 1896 births 1973 deaths 3 Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Royal Navy officers of World War I Royal Navy officers of World War II

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Personal life

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