Lord George Henry Cavendish (19 August 1810 – 23 September 1880) was a British nobleman and politician.

Early life

Lord George was born on 19 August 1810. He was the second son of Hon. William Cavendish and Louisa O'Callaghan. He was known as George Henry Cavendish until 1858, when his brother succeeded as

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and he was given precedence as the son of a duke by Royal Warrant of Precedence. His paternal grandparents were

George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (31 March 1754 – 9 May 1834), styled Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was a British nobleman and politician. He built Burlington Arcade. Background Cavendish was the third son of William Cavendish, ...

(a younger son of

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, (8 May 1720 – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal 5th Prime Minis ...

) and Lady Elizabeth Compton (a daughter of

Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton, DL (22 July 1737 – 18 October 1763) was a British peer and diplomat. He was the eldest son of the Hon. Charles Compton, in turn youngest son of George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, and his wi ...

). His maternal grandparents were

Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore (7 January 1741 – 12 July 1797), was an Irish politician and peer. O'Callaghan was the son of Thomas O'Callaghan and Sarah Davis. He served in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for ...

and Frances Ponsonby (daughter of John Ponsonby).

Career

He replaced his older brother,

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, as

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

(MP) for

North Derbyshire High Peak is a local government district with borough status in Derbyshire, England. The borough compromises high moorland plateau in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park. The district stretches from Holme Moss in the north to ...

when the latter succeeded their grandfather as

Earl of Burlington Earl of Burlington is a title that has been created twice, the first time in the Peerage of England in 1664 and the second in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831. Since 1858, Earl of Burlington has been a courtesy title used by the d ...

. Cavendish would retain the seat until his death in 1880. He raised the 9th (

High Peak Rifles The High Peak Rifles, later 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, was a volunteer unit of Britain's Territorial Army. First raised in the High Peak area of Derbyshire in 1860, it fought as infantry on the Western Front during the First World War a ...

Bakewell Bakewell is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, known also for its local Bakewell pudding. It lies on the River Wye, about 13 miles (21 km) south-west of Sheffield. In the 2011 census, ...

) Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps on 28 February 1860 during the enthusiasm for the

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. This later became part of the 3rd Administrative Battalion of Derbyshire Volunteers under his command. He retired and became Honorary Colonel of the unit in 1867. It was later commanded by his son, James Charles Cavendish.''Army List'', various editions

Personal life

On 4 July 1835, he was married to Lady Louisa Lascelles, a daughter of

Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood DL (25 December 1767 – 24 November 1841), known as Viscount Lascelles from 1814 to 1820, was a British peer, slave plantation and other land owner, chiefly inherited art collector, and Member of Parliament. ...

and Henrietta Sebright (a daughter of Lt.-Gen.

Sir John Sebright, 6th Baronet General Sir John Saunders Sebright, 6th Baronet (19 October 1725 – 23 February 1794) was the sixth Sebright Baronets, Sebright baronet, an officer in the British Army and a Member of Parliament. Sir John was a younger son of Sir Thomas Sebright, ...

). Together, they were the parents of six children: * Henry George Cavendish (1836–1865), who died unmarried. * Alice Louisa Cavendish (1837–1905), who married the Hon.

Algernon Egerton The Honourable Algernon Fulke Egerton (31 December 1825 – 14 July 1891), known as Algernon Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British Conservative politician from the Egerton family. Background Egerton was the third son of Francis Egerton, 1st Ea ...

, the third son of

Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts. Ellesmere Island, a major island (10th in size am ...

(a younger son of

George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG, PC (9 January 175819 July 1833), known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as the Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was an English politi ...

), in 1863. * James Charles Cavendish (1838–1918), who died unmarried. * Arthur Cavendish (1841–1858), who died unmarried. * Walter Frederick Cavendish (1844–1866), who died unmarried. * Susan Henrietta Cavendish (1846–1909), who married

Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden, (2 May 1841 – 22 November 1906) was Governor of New South Wales from 1895 to 1899. Background Hampden was the son of Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden. He succeeded his father as second Viscount and ...

, the

Governor of New South Wales The governor of New South Wales is the viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governors of the ...

. Lord George died at Ashford Hall, Derbyshire on 23 September 1880.

Ancestry

References

External links

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