William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
His Grace The Duke of Devonshire KG, PC | |
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William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire | |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
In office 1737–1744 | |
Monarch | George II |
Preceded by | The Duke of Dorset |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Chesterfield |
Lord Steward | |
In office 1733–1737 | |
Monarch | George II |
In office 1744–1749 | |
Monarch | George II |
Lord Privy Seal | |
In office 1731–1733 | |
Monarch | George II |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Lonsdale |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 September 1698 |
Died | 5 December 1755 |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Catherine Hoskins |
Children | 7 (including William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Lord John Cavendish, and Lord Frederick Cavendish) |
Parent(s) | William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire Rachel Russell |
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (26 September 1698 – 5 December 1755) was a British nobleman and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1729 when he inherited the Dukedom.
Life
Cavendish was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, and his wife, the Hon. Rachel Russell, and was known as Marquess of Hartington.
Like his father, Lord Hartington was active in public life. He was returned unopposed as member of parliament for Lostwithiel at a by-election in 1721. At the 1722 general election he was returned unopposed as MP for Grampound. He was also unopposed when he was returned as MP for Huntingdonshire at the 1727 general election. He surrendered the seat in 1729 when his father's death sent him to the House of Lords.[1] He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1731. He served as Lord Privy Seal from 1731 to 1733, when he was invested as a Knight of the Garter. He later served for seven years as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[2]
He sold the Old Devonshire House at 48 Boswell Street, Theobald's Road, in Bloomsbury, and in 1734 engaged the architect William Kent to build a new Cavendish House in fashionable Piccadilly. In 1739, he was enlisted as a founding governor of a new children's charity, the Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury, London, which aimed to alleviate the problem of infants being abandoned by destitute mothers and which later became a centre for art and music.
During the Jacobite rising of 1745 the Duke raised a militia unit in support of the King known as the Derbyshire Blues, which mustered at the George Inn, Derby, on 3 December 1745.
Marriage and issue
On 27 March 1718, he married Catherine Hoskins (1700–1777), daughter of John Hoskins of Oxted (1640–1717) and Catherine Hale (1673–1703).
The Duke and Duchess had seven children:
- Lady Caroline Cavendish (22 May 1719 – 20 January 1760), who married William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough, and had issue.
- William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720 – 2 October 1764)
- Lord George Augustus Cavendish (died 2 May 1794), died unmarried.
- Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (born before 1727 – died 1796), married John Ponsonby and had issue.
- Lady Rachel Cavendish (7 June 1727 – 8 May 1805), who married Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford.
- Field Marshal Lord Frederick Cavendish (c. 1729 – 21 October 1803), died unmarried.
- Lord John Cavendish (c. 1734–1796)
References
- ^ "CAVENDISH, William, Mq. of Hartington (?1698-1755), of Chatsworth, Derbys". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (1698 – 1755)". Chatsworth House. 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
External links
- thePeerage.com
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by Galfridus Walpole John Newsham | Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1721–1724 With: John Newsham 1721–1722 Lord Stanhope 1722–1724 | Succeeded by Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Bt Henry Parsons |
Preceded by Hon. John West Richard West | Member of Parliament for Grampound 1722–1727 With: Humphry Morice | Succeeded by Humphry Morice Philip Hawkins |
Preceded by John Bigg John Proby | Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1727–1729 With: John Bigg | Succeeded by John Bigg Robert Piggott |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners 1726–1731 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire 1729–1755 | Succeeded by |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by In Commission | Lord Privy Seal 1731–1733 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Lord Steward 1733–1737 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1737–1744 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Lord Steward 1744–1749 | Succeeded by |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by | Duke of Devonshire 1729–1755 | Succeeded by |
Baron Cavendish of Hardwick (descended by acceleration) 1729–1751 |
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- William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1811–1858)
- William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1858–1891)
- Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1891–1908)
- Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1908–1938)
- Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (1938–1950)
- Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1950–2004)
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