▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁Bed ford , ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁as ▁an ▁ear l ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁he ▁chose ▁the ▁title ▁Earl ▁Russell ▁of ▁King ston ▁Russell , ▁which ▁title ▁is ▁still ▁ext ant ▁( the ▁famous ▁phil os opher ▁Ber tr and ▁Russell ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁ear l ▁of ▁this ▁title ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁the ▁famous ▁American ▁historian , ▁John ▁L oth rop ▁Mot ley , ▁author ▁of ▁ ▁' The ▁R ise ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ', ▁died ▁at ▁King ston ▁Russell . ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁however , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁dil ap id ated ▁condition ▁and ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁to ▁George ▁G rib ble . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Nor ah ▁Ro yd s ▁had ▁previously ▁renov ated ▁Hen low ▁G range . ▁The ▁new ▁own ers ▁- ▁with ▁architect ▁Philip ▁T ild en , ▁who ▁later ▁worked ▁for ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁- ▁demol ished ▁a ▁stub ▁wing ▁from ▁the ▁older ▁T ud or ▁building , ▁extended ▁the ▁Car olean / Ge org ian ▁wing ▁by ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁two ▁small ▁three - store y ▁wings ▁at ▁either ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁two - store y ▁structure , ▁and ▁laid ▁out ▁the ▁gard ens . ▁Their ▁son ▁Julian ▁Ro yd s ▁G rib ble ▁won ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ,