Edward Russell, 26th Baron de Clifford

Engineer, Military Person

1907 – 1982

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Who was Edward Russell, 26th Baron de Clifford?

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Southwell Russell, 26th Baron de Clifford, OBE, TD was the only son of Jack Southwell Russell, 25th Baron de Clifford, and Eva Carrington.

He was the last peer to be tried for a crime in the House of Lords. He inherited his title aged two when his father was killed in a road accident. Coincidentally, his trial before the Lords in 1935 was for vehicular manslaughter.

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Born
Jan 31, 1907
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Eton College
Died
Jan 3, 1982

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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