David Whitney Erskine Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (born 27 May 1947), is the son of Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, and was educated at

Stowe School , motto_translation = I stand firm and I stand first , established = , closed = , type = Public school Independent school, day & boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmast ...

. He served as a councillor on Rye Town Council from July 2003 until April 2013, and currently serves as a

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councillor on Rother District Council. He previously served on

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Town Council and held the post of Mid Sussex District Council Cabinet Member for Community Development. Before entering politics, Russell enjoyed a career in publishing.

Personal life

By first wife, April McKenzie Arbon, he has two daughters. He is currently married to his second wife, Christia Ipsen (b. 1949), widow of Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich

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(1938–1999).

Succession to baronial title

He succeeded his father as Baron Ampthill in April 2011; the title had been created for his great-great-grandfather,

Lord Odo Russell Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill, (20 February 182925 August 1884), styled Lord Odo Russell between 1872 and 1881, was a British diplomat and the first British Ambassador to the German Empire. Background and education Russell w ...

, who represented Britain unofficially at the Vatican and officially at Berlin; Lord Odo's uncle was

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, who was twice Prime Minister and whose grandson was

Bertrand Russell Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British mathematician, philosopher, logician, and public intellectual. He had a considerable influence on mathematics, logic, set theory, linguistics, a ...

, the eminent 20th century philosopher.

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