George Cavendish (26 August 1766 – 13 February 1849), styled The Honourable from 1792, was an

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politician. Cavendish was the son of

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and

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, who was created Baroness Waterpark in 1792. He served in the

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as the

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for St Johnstown between 1790 and 1797, before representing Cavan Borough between 1798 and its disenfranchisement in 1800.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.77 (Retrieved 1 June 2016). He later served as Secretary to the Lords of the Treasury of Ireland. On 26 February 1803, Cavendish married Letitia Catherine Caulfeild, daughter of James Caulfeild. Following her death in 1805, he married secondly Catherine Smyth, daughter of Ralph Smyth, on 15 November 1807.

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