Francis Russell

Francis Russell may refer to:

  • Francis Russell (author) (1910–1989), American author
  • Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (c. 1527–1585), English nobleman, soldier and politician
  • Francis Russell (MP for Northumberland) (died 1585), MP for Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency), son of the above
  • Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1593–1641), English politician
  • Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet, of Chippenham (c. 1616–1664), Member of Parliament and a soldier for the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War
  • Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet, of Wytley (c. 1638–1705), Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, 1673–1690
  • Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (1739–1767), British politician and eldest son of the 4th Duke of Bedford
  • Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765–1802), English aristocrat and Whig politician
  • Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford (1788–1861), British peer and Whig politician
  • Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford (1819–1891), English politician and agriculturalist
  • Francis Shirley Russell, British cavalry Major-General and Member of Parliament for Cheltenham, 1895–1900
  • Francis William Russell, Member of the UK Parliament for Limerick City
  • Francis Albert Rollo Russell, son of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell and first person to be born to a sitting British Prime Minister

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    The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere.
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