Charles Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham
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Charles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham PC (December 13, 1850-November 9, 1907), was a British Conservative politician who served as the last Master of the Buckhounds.
A member of the Cavendish family headed by the Duke of Devonshire, Chesham was the eldest son of William George Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham and his wife Henrietta Frances Lascelles. He took his seat in the House of Lords on his father's death in 1882, and later served in the Conservative administration of Lord Salisbury as Master of the Buckhounds from 1900 to 1901, when the office was abolished. Lord Chesham was admitted to the Privy Council in 1901, and also served as a Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales (later King George V) from 1901 to 1907.
Lord Chesham married Lady Beatrice Constance Grosvenor, daughter of Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, in 1877. He died in November 1907, aged 56, after a hunting accident. Lord Chesham was succeeded in the barony by his second but eldest surviving son John Compton Cavendish.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Coventry |
Master of the Buckhounds 1900–1901 |
Succeeded by Office abolished |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by William Cavendish |
Baron Chesham 1882–1907 |
Succeeded by John Cavendish |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
