Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
Former First Lord of the Admiralty of the United Kingdom
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, PC was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer at the Battle of Solebay during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, he served as a captain in the Mediterranean Sea in... Wikipedia
Born: February 10, 1657, Chiswick, London, United Kingdom
Died: November 26, 1727 (age 70 years), Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom
Party: Whigs
Great-grandparents: Giles Brydges, Lady Frances Clinton, and William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh
Deposed date: 1695
Aunts: Anne Russell, Catherine Russell, Margaret Russell, and more
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