John Russell
British diplomat
Died when: 60 years 97 days (723 months)Star Sign: Libra
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, KG, PC, FRS (30 September 1710 – 5 January 1771) was an 18th-century British statesman.Bedford was a leading Whig political figure around the time of the Seven Years' War, and negotiated the Treaty of Paris which ended the conflict in 1763.
He was also an early promoter of cricket and a patron of the arts who commissioned many works from artists, most notably Canaletto.
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