Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford

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His Grace The Duke of Bedford
Portrait by Walter Stoneman, 1952
Tenure	27 August 1940 – 9 October 1953
Successor	Ian Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford
Other titles	12th Marquess of Tavistock 16th Earl of Bedford 16th Baron Russell 14th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh 12th Baron Howland
Born	(1888-12-21)21 December 1888 Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Died	9 October 1953(1953-10-09) (aged 64) Endsleigh Cottage, Devon, England
Spouse(s)	Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell ​ ​ (m. 1914)​
Issue	John Ian Robert Russell, 13th Duke of Bedford Daphne Crommelin Russell Hugh Hastings Russell
Parents	Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford Mary du Caurroy Tribe

Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford (21 December 1888 – 9 October 1953) was a British peer. He was born at Cairnsmore House, Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, the son of Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, and his wife Mary Du Caurroy Tribe, the aviator and ornithologist.^[1] He was known for both his career as a naturalist and for his involvement in British far-right politics including his involvement as the co-founder of the British People's Party.

Russell died after accidentally shooting himself in 1953.