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Russell, William, ca. 1735-1757
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ca. 1735-1757
History
RUSSELL, SIR WILLIAM, BART., only son of Sir Francis Russell, Bart., and Anne Gee; b.; adm. (aged 7) Feb 1742/3 (Gibson's); succ. father as 7th baronet 1744; left 1747; Page of Honour to Duke of Cumberland (Chamberlayne 1748); Ensign, 1st Foot Guards 24 Apr 1751; Lieut. and Capt., 6 Nov 1755; the “favourite friend” at school of William Cowper (adm. 1742, qv), who lamented his death in verses printed in his Collected Works; drowned in river Thames, unm. 21 Sep 1757.
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GB 2014
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.