Background
Russell was the third son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, by his second wife Lady Georgiana, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon.
Russell was the third son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, by his second wife Lady Georgiana, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon.
An amateur cricketer, Russell played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Club between 1833 and 1846. Russell was a Lieutenant-Colonel in both the 52nd Regiment and the Royal Horse Guards. In 1832 he was returned to Parliament for Bedfordshire, a seat he held until 1841 and again briefly in 1847.
In 1848 he was appointed Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons, which he remained until 1875.
Russell married Isabella Clarissa, daughter of William Griffith Davies, in 1834. Lady Charles Russell died in June 1884.
Russell survived her by ten years and died in June 1894, aged 87.
11th United Kingdom Parliament. 12th United Kingdom Parliament. 13th United Kingdom Parliament.
14th United Kingdom Parliament.