Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, PC, CBE (15 October 1921— ) is a British peer and businessman. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

Educated at Stowe School, Russell served in the Irish Guards 1941-46, becoming Captain in 1944. He married Susan Winn in 1946, whom he divorced in 1971; they had three sons and a daughter. He then married Elisabeth Mallon in 1972, divorcing in 1987. Stowe is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Stowe, Buckinghamshire Stowe, Gloucestershire Stowe, Herefordshire Stowe, Northamptonshire Stowe, Shropshire Stowe, Staffordshire and in Canada: Stowe, Alberta and also in the United States of America: Stowe, Pennsylvania Stowe, Vermont These should not be confused with several places called Stow... The Irish Guards is a regiment of the British Army It was formed on April 1, 1900 by the order of Queen Victoria in response to the many courageous actions performed by Irish regiments in the Second Boer War. ...

Russell was General manager of Fortnum & Mason 1947-51 then Chairman of the New Providence Hotel until 1965. He was Managing Director of theatre owning and producing companies and a Director of United Newspapers and Express Newspapers. He was also Chairman of London's Helicopter Emergency Service.

Russell succeeded as Baron Ampthill in 1973, upon the death of his father, John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill. His succession had been disputed in the 'Ampthill Baby Case'. His father had petitioned to disclaim paternity whilst divorcing Russell's mother, Christabel Hulme Hart, in 1923, claiming adultery. The petition was rejected on appeal and Russell's mother was granted a declaration that he was legitmate. Baron Ampthill is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...

In 1992 he became Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords and Deputy Speaker. He was awarded the CBE in 1986 and made a Privy Counsellor in 1995. Despite the removal of the hereditary peers from the House of Lords in 1999, he was elected to continue to sit as a crossbencher. This article is about the British House of Lords. ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... A cross-bencher is a member of the British House of Lords who is not aligned to any particular party. ...

Baron Ampthill is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...

Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare (16 June 1919–23 January 2005) was a Conservative politician, and from 1999 until his death one of ninety elected hereditary peers in the British House of Lords. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...