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John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1771)

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John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

18th-century British statesman

John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford was a British Whig statesman and peer who served as the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1757 to 1761. A leading member of the Whig party during the Seven Years' War, he negotiated the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended the conflict. Bedford was…
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Lord President of the Council

United Kingdom official position

The Lord President of the Council is the presiding officer of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and the fourth of the Great Officers of State, ranking below the Lord High Treasurer but above the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. The Lord President usually attends and is…
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