Sir Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford died On This Day 14 January 1891 and his obituary was in the Illustrated News (Image © Illustrated London News Group. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.)
Among his numerous titles he was Baron Howland of Streatham
Numerous street/building names in Bloomsbury and Streatham relate to the family
He died aged 71 by shooting himself as a result of insanity, while suffering from pneumonia.
Image NPG D31625 © National Portrait Gallery.
Among his numerous titles he was Baron Howland of Streatham
Numerous street/building names in Bloomsbury and Streatham relate to the family
He died aged 71 by shooting himself as a result of insanity, while suffering from pneumonia.
Image NPG D31625 © National Portrait Gallery.
