Nicholas Cavendish, 6th Baron Chesham
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Nicholas Charles Cavendish, 6th Baron Chesham (b. 1941), is a former British Conservative politician.
A member of the Cavendish family headed by the Duke of Devonshire, Chesham is the son of John Cavendish, 5th Baron Chesham and Mary Edmunds Marshall. He took his seat in the House of Lords on his father's death in 1989, and served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Government Whip in the House of Lords) from 1995 to 1997 in the Conservative administration of John Major. However, he lost his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, which removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the upper chamber of Parliament.
He married first on 4 November 1965 to Susan Donne Beauchamp. They divorced in 1969. Nicholas then married Suzanne Adrienne Byrne, in 1973. They had two sons:
- The Hon. Charles Gray Compton Cavendish, b. 11 November 1974
- The Hon. William George Gray Compton, b. 13 April 1980
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Arran |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1995–1997 |
Succeeded by The Lord Macintosh of Haringey |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by John Cavendish |
Baron Chesham 1989–Present |
Succeeded by Current Incumbent |
