Henry Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark

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Henry Manners Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark (8 November 1793-31 March 1863), was a British Whig politician.

Waterpark was the son of Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark, and his wife Juliana (née Cooper). He succeeded his father in the barony in 1830 but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. The same year he was instead elected to the House of Commons as one of two representatives for Knaresborough, a seat he held until 1832, and then sat for Derbyshire South from 1832 to 1835. He remained out of the House of Commons for nearly twenty years but returned in 1854 when he was elected for Lichfield, and sat for this constituency until 1856. Apart from his political career he was also a Colonel in the Derbyshire Militia.

Lord Waterpark married the Hon. Eliza Jane, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, in 1837. He died in March 1863, aged 69, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Henry. Lady Waterpark, who was appointed a VA, died in September 1894.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir James Mackintosh
Henry Brougham
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough
with Sir James Mackintosh 1830–1832
William Ponsonby 1832

1830–1832
Succeeded by
John Richards
Benjamin Rotch
Preceded by
New constituency
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire South
with George Venables-Vernon

1832–1835
Succeeded by
Sir George Harpur-Crewe
Sir Roger Gresley
Preceded by
Lord Alfred Paget
Viscount Anson
Member of Parliament for Lichfield
with Lord Alfred Paget

1854–1856
Succeeded by
Lord Alfred Paget
Viscount Sandon
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Richard Cavendish
Baron Waterpark
1830–1863
Succeeded by
Henry Anson Cavendish