Charles Cavendish, Viscount Mansfield (c. 1626 – June 1659) was an English gentleman who sat in the

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from 1640 to 1644. He supported the

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cause in the

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. Viscount Mansfield was the eldest son and heir of William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, who was so created in 1628, and his first wife, Elizabeth Basset of Blore.University of Nottingham - Manuscripts and Special Collections
/ref> From 1628, as a son and heir he was known by his father's second peerage, Viscount Mansfield, used as a

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. In November 1640, Mansfield was elected

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for

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in the

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. He was disabled from sitting in 1644 and went into exile with his father, returning to England in 1659. Mansfield married Elizabeth Rogers, a daughter of

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and Anne Cheek. 'Parishes: Kilve', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 5 (1985), pp. 96-103. Date accessed: 18 April 2011
/ref> He died at the age of 32, while his father was still alive. His younger brother

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succeeded their father as second duke of Newcastle, a title he was given after the Restoration of 1660.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mansfield, Charles Cavendish, Viscount 1626 births 1659 deaths English MPs 1640–1648 Cavaliers Year of birth uncertain Place of birth missing

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