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Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet, of Wytley

1637 – 1706

English politician, died 1706

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Lived 1637 – 1706 (aged 68–69). Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet, of Wytley was an English politician.

Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet of Wytley (1637 – 24 January 1706) of Strensham Court, Worcestershire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1673 to 1690.

Russell was the son of Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet of Strensham and his wife Frances Reade, daughter of Sir Thomas Reade, of Barton, Berkshire and his wife Mary Brockett, daughter of Sir John Brockett, of Brockett Hall, Hertfordshire. He succeeded to the baronetcy on 30 November 1669.

In 1673 he was elected Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury in the Cavalier Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Tewkesbury in the two elections of 1679, in 1681, in 1685 and in 1689.

Russell died at the age of 68 and was buried at Strensham on 2 February 1706.

Russell married by licence dated 8 July 1662, Anne Litton, daughter of Sir Rowland Litton, of Knebworth, Hertfordshire and his wife, Judith Edwards, daughter of Sir Humphrey Edwards, of London. He died without male issue and the Baronetcy became extinct.

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1637
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Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1661-79 Parliament, Member of the 1679 Parliament, Member of the 1680-81 Parliament
Also known as
Francis Russell, Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Bt.

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English politician, died 1706

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Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet, of Wytley died on 24 January 1706.

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Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet, of Wytley was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet, of Wytley

· Wikidata: Q7526728

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