John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford,, known as Lord John Russell until 1802, was a British Whig politician who notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the Ministry of All the Talents. He was the father of Prime Minister John Russell, 1st Earl Russell.
Portrait of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford by Sir George Hayter in 1835
Study of Rachel Russell. Unsubstantiated gossip said that Rachel was the daughter of Edwin Landseer. (Edwin Henry Landseer, 1835)
Ministry of All the Talents
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The Ministry of All the Talents was a national unity government in the United Kingdom formed by William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, on his appointment as Prime Minister on 11 February 1806, following the death of William Pitt the Younger.
James Gillray's Charon's Boat.—or—the Ghosts of "all the Talents" taking their last voyage (1807) caricatured the ministry's break-up. Lord Howick rows and St. Vincent steers.