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Born September 30, 1710
Died January 15, 1771 (aged 60) • England
Political Affiliation Whig Party
House / Dynasty Russell family
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Robert Harley, 1st earl of Oxford
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Algernon Sidney
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Thomas, 1st Marquess Wharton
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John Somers, Baron Somers, detail of an oil painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1700s; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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English statesman
William Russell, Lord Russell
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Sidney Webb
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Beatrice Webb
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Hugh Le Despenser
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English noble, the elder [1262-1326]
John Alden
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Priscilla Alden
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Poet John Milton
John Milton
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Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
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Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
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Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
queen of England