title: Lord Russell
text: # Lord Russell
  
  Lord Russell is a form of address used for several different members of the English family of Russell, including:
  
  ## Descendants of Dukes of Bedford
  
  * The heir apparent, past or present, to the Earl or Duke of Bedford (the Baron Russell of Cheneys); the other sons of a Duke of Bedford are called Lord [Forename] Russell
  
  ### Heirs apparent
  
  * Francis Russell, Lord Russell (died 1585), son of 2nd Earl, MP for Tavistock
  * William Russell, Lord Russell (1639–1683), son of 5th Earl, MP for Tavistock and Bedfordshire
  
  ### Others
  
  * Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), philosopher, mathematician, social critic, and pacifist
  * John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878), British Prime Minister
  * Lord George Russell (1790–1846), British soldier, politician and diplomat
  * Lord Odo Russell (1829–1884), British diplomat
  * Lord William Russell (1767–1840), MP for Surrey and Tavistock
  * Lord Arthur Russell (1825–1892), MP for Tavistock
  
  ## Other people
  
  The name may also refer to:
  
  * Albert Russell, Lord Russell (1884–1975), MP for Kirkcaldy
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Earl Russell
  * Baron Russell of Killowen
  * Baron Russell of Liverpool
  * Baron Russell of Thornhaugh
  * Lord Russell-Johnston
  * Baron Ampthill, the title granted to Lord Odo Russell
  