William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
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William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (December 10, 1917 – September 10, 1944) was the eldest son of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire and the husband of Kathleen Kennedy, sister of American President John F. Kennedy.
Hartington married Kathleen Kennedy on 6 May 1944 in London. Four months later he was killed in action by a sniper in Belgium while serving as a major in the Coldstream Guards. His place in the line of succession was taken by his younger brother Lord Andrew Cavendish, later 11th Duke of Devonshire.
[edit] Trivia
His father, Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire suffered a heart attack on 26 November 1950 while in Eastbourne, England. He was tended by his general practitioner, John Bodkin Adams, the suspected serial killer, and died in his presence. Despite the fact that the duke had not seen a doctor in the 14 days before his death, the coroner was not notified as he should have been. Adams signed the death certificate stating that the Duke died of natural causes. 13 days earlier, Mrs Edith Alice Morrell - another patient of Adams - had also died. Adams was tried in 1957 for her murder but acquitted in controversial circumstances. Home office pathologist Francis Camps linked Adams to 163 suspicious deaths in total.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
