John Russell (diplomat)

Sir John Wriothesley Russell, (22 August 1914 – 1984), British diplomat, Ambassador, who was descended from John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford.

He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire, England, graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), He was part of the British Embassy in Moscow in 1941 and in 1956, also with a M.A. degree, getting awarded a CMG in 1958. He was British Ambassador in Ethiopia, 1962–1966, was awarded a KCVO in 1965, being British Ambassador to Brazil, 1966–1969, GCVO in 1968, and British Ambassador to Spain, 1969 – 1974.

He was married to Aliki Diplarakou, the first Greek Miss Europe.

He was interviewed briefly in the famous documentary series The World At War in 1973.

Ancestry

Ancestors of John Russell (diplomat)

16. John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

8. Lord Charles Russell

17. Lady Georgina Gordon

4. (Rev.) Henry Charles Russell

18. William Griffith Davies

9. Isabella Clarissa Davies

2. Sir Thomas Wentworth Russell

20. Henry Willoughby

10. Henry Willoughby

21. Charlotte Eyre

5. Leila Louisa Millicent Willoughby

22. Alexander William Robert Macdonald

11. Julia Louisa Bosville

23. Matilda Eliza Moffat Bayard

1. Sir John Wriothesley Russell

6. Francis Moore

3. Evelyn Corothea Temple Moore

References

Charles Mosley, editor, "Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage", 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 321.

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