William Russell, 8th Duke of Bedford (1 July 1809 – 27 May 1872) styled Marquess of Tavistock from 1839 to 1861, was a British Whig politician. He was the son of

Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford (13 May 1788 – 14 May 1861), styled Marquess of Tavistock from 1802 to 1839, was a British peer and Whig politician. Background and education He was the son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, and his fi ...

and his wife Anna Maria Stanhope. Russell was educated at

Eton College Eton College ( ) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school providing boarding school, boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small town of Eton, Berkshire, Eton, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It has educated Prime Mini ...

and

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church (, the temple or house, ''wikt:aedes, ædes'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by Henry V ...

and was member of parliament (MP) for

Tavistock Tavistock ( ) is an ancient stannary and market town and civil parish in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy, from which its name derives. At the 2011 census, the three electoral wards (N ...

(which had been represented by members of the Russell family intermittently since 1640) from 1832 to 1841. He died in 1872, aged 62, unmarried and childless and was buried in the 'Bedford Chapel' at St. Michael's Church,

Chenies Chenies is a village and civil parish in south-east Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the border with Hertfordshire, east of Amersham and north of Chorleywood. History Until the 13th century, the village name was Isenhampstead. There were t ...

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (, abbreviated ''Bucks'') is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east, Hertfordshir ...

. His titles passed to his cousin, Francis Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford.

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Russell, Lord William, Russell, Lord William UK MPs 1832–1835 Bedford, D8 People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford W Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies {{England-UK-MP-stub