Ian Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ian Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford

British peer and writer

Date of Birth: 24-May-1917

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 25-Oct-2002

Profession: writer, politician, author, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

John Ian Robert Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford (24 May 1917 – 25 October 2002), styled Lord Howland until 1940 and Marquess of Tavistock between 1940 and 1953, was a British peer and writer.
With J.
Chipperfield he founded Woburn Safari Park and was the first Duke to open to the public the family seat, Woburn Abbey, which houses a large gallery of European paintings.
As with the Duke of Rutland's Belvoir Castle, Woburn is in the county after which the title is named.