His son, the second Baron, served as Governor of Madras from 1899 to 1906 and was interim Viceroy of India in 1904.

His grandson, the fourth Baron, was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remained in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sat as a cross-bencher.

As of 2014[update] the title is held by the latter's son, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2011.

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, Anthony John Mark Russell (b.

The 5th Baron is 4th cousin once removed of the 15th Duke of Bedford and is currently 16th in the line of succession to the dukedom.