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 Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade in London, England, United Kingdom. It is long, parallel to and east of Bond Street from Piccadilly through to Burlington Gardens. It is one of the precursors of the mid-19th-century European sh ...

Background

Cavendish was the third 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 Mini ...

and the former Lady Charlotte Boyle, daughter of

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, (25 April 1694 – 4 December 1753) was a British architect and noble often called the "Apollo of the Arts" and the "Architect Earl". The son of the 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Ea ...

of the first creation, whose title had become extinct upon his death in 1753.

Political career

Cavendish sat as Member of Parliament for

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from 1775 to 1780, for

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...

from 1780 to 1797 and for

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from 1797 to 1831. On 10 September 1831 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cavendish of Keighley, in the County of York, and Earl of Burlington, a revival of the title held by his maternal grandfather.

Horseracing

He had

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interests. His

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were straw colour with a black cap.

Family

In 1815, Lord Burlington bought

Burlington House Burlington House is a building on Piccadilly in Mayfair, London. It was originally a private Neo-Palladian mansion owned by the Earls of Burlington and was expanded in the mid-19th century after being purchased by the British government. To ...

Piccadilly Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road that connects central London to Hammersmith, Earl's Cour ...

from his nephew, the 6th Duke of Devonshire. With the architect

Samuel Ware Samuel Ware (1781-1860) was a British architect, who worked for the sixth Duke of Devonshire on his properties in England and Ireland. He is best known for having designed London's Burlington Arcade along the west side of Burlington House in Pi ...

, he made a number of significant modifications to the house, including the building of

along the west side. He died at Burlington House in 1834 and was buried in All Saints' Church, Derby. The property passed to his widow and on her death in 1835 to their son Charles. 1790 Lawrence Bildnis der Kinder des Lord George Cavendish anagoria

1790 Lawrence Bildnis der Kinder des Lord George Cavendish anagoria

He married Lady Elizabeth Compton, only child 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 ...

, on 27 February 1782 in London. They had at least 11 children, of whom six children survived to adulthood, although his two eldest sons predeceased him: * William Cavendish (10 January 1783 – 17 January 1812) * George Cavendish (14 October 1784 – 22 January 1809)''The Register of Births and Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1761-1786''. 11 November 1784. * Elizabeth Dorothy Cavendish (12 June 1786 – 17 September 1786) * Lady Anne Cavendish (11 November 1787 – 17 May 1871), married Lord Charles FitzRoy, second son of

George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, KG (14 January 1760 – 28 September 1844), styled Earl of Euston until 1811, was a British peer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1782 to 1811 when he succeeded to the Dukedo ...

* Gen. The Hon. Henry Cavendish (5 November 1789 – 5 April 1873), married Sarah Fawkener, Frances Susan Lambton and Susanna Emma Byerlie * Elizabeth Cavendish (13 March 1792 – 26 May 1794) *

Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham (28 August 1793 – 12 November 1863) was a British Liberal politician. Early life Cavendish was the fourth son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington, third son of the former Pr ...

(28 August 1793 – 10 November 1863), married Lady Catherine Gordon, daughter of

George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly, (28 June 1761 – 17 June 1853), styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer. Early life George was the son of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboy ...

* Mary Cavendish (6 March 1795 – 7 June 1795) * Lady Caroline Cavendish (5 April 1797 – 9 January 1867) * Frederick Cavendish (28 October 1801 – 27 January 1802) * Charlotte Cavendish (23 April 1803 – 1 July 1803) The Earl was succeeded in his earldom by

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, the son of his own eldest son William, who had been killed in a carriage accident in 1812.

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