John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (c. 1485 – 14 March 1555) was an English royal minister in the Tudor era. He served variously as Lord High Admiral and Lord Privy Seal. Among the lands and property he was given by Henry VIII after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, were the Abbey and town of Tavistock, and the area that is now Covent Garden. Russell is the ancestor of all subsequent Earls and Dukes of Bedford and Earls Russell, including John Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and philosopher Bertrand Russell, as well
John Dewey High School many electives and extra curricular activities, such as dance, business education, technology, home economics, and health careers and occupations. There is also a COOP program for senior students. Dewey has been credited for being a college-like high school because classes are not restricted by the students' year, and for its campus. John Dewey High School offers approximately 17 Advanced Placement courses, one of the highest for New York City public high schools. These include courses in John Dewey High School houses the first Academy of Finance, which was started by Sandy Weill in 1982. The Academy of Finance prepares students