Adeline Marie Russell, Duchess of Bedford

The Duchess of Bedford
Russell photographed in 1905 by George Charles Beresford
Born
Hon. Adeline Marie Somers-Cocks

24 September 1852
London, England[1]
Died12 April 1920 (aged 67)
NationalityBritish
Known forPenal reform and chairing the European War Fund
SpouseGeorge Russell, 10th Duke of Bedford
ParentCharles Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Somers Virginia Pattle

Adeline Marie Russell, Duchess of Bedford, GBE (née Somers-Cocks; 24 September 1852 – 12 April 1920) was a British advocate for penal reform. She led the European War Fund that cared for the wounded of the First World War.

  1. ^ 1861 England Census