Baron Chesham
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Baron Chesham, of Chesham in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1858 for the Liberal politician Charles Compton Cavendish.
The 1st Baron was the fourth son of the 1st Earl of Burlington, third son of the 4th Duke of Devonshire. Before his elevation to the peerage, Cavendish had represented Aylesbury, Newtown, East Sussex, Youghal and Buckinghamshire in the House of Commons. His son, the 2nd Baron, sat as Liberal MP for Peterborough and Buckinghamshire. He was succeeded by his son, the 3rd Baron. He served as Master of the Buckhounds from 1900 to 1901 in the Conservative administration of Lord Salisbury and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1901. His grandson, the 5th Baron, served as Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport from 1959 to 1964 in the Conservative governments of Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1964.
The present holder of the title is the 5th Baron's son, the 6th Baron. He served in the Conservative administration of John Major as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Government Whip in the House of Lords) from 1995 to 1997. However, he lost his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. As a descendant of the 4th Duke of Devonshire, Lord Chesham is in distant remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles, which since 1858 includes the Earldom of Burlington.
[edit] Barons Chesham (1858)
- Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham (1793-1863)
- William George Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham (1815-1882)
- Charles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham (1850-1907)
- John Compton Cavendish, 4th Baron Chesham (1894-1952)
- John Charles Compton Cavendish, 5th Baron Chesham (1916-1989)
- Nicholas Charles Cavendish, 6th Baron Chesham (born 1941)
The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Charles Grey Compton Cavendish (born 11 November 1974)
