Lord George Henry Cavendish

Lord George Henry Cavendish (19 August 1810 – 23 September 1880, Ashford Hall, Derbyshire) was the second son of William Cavendish and Louisa O'Callaghan. He was known as George Henry Cavendish until 1858, when his brother succeeded as Duke of Devonshire and he was given precedence as the son of a duke by Royal Warrant of Precedence.

He replaced his older brother, William, as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Derbyshire when the latter succeeded their grandfather as Earl of Burlington. Cavendish would retain the seat until his death in 1880.

He married Louisa Lascelles, daughter of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood on July 4, 1835 and had six children:

Henry George Cavendish (May 24, 1836 – November 9, 1865)
Alice Louisa Cavendish (London, July 18, 1837 – March 28, 1905), married Algernon Fulke Egerton and had issue
James Charles Cavendish (London, November 15, 1838 – July 12, 1918)
Arthur Cavendish (December 12, 1841 – March 13, 1858)
Walter Frederick Cavendish (November 6, 1844 – November 26, 1866)
Susan Henrietta Cavendish (London, July 29, 1846 – October 16, 1909, Cromer), married Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden and had issue

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Ancestors of Lord George Henry Cavendish

17. Catherine Hoskins

19. Dorothy Savile

20. Charles Compton

21. Mary Lucy

5. Elizabeth Compton

11. Ann Somerset

1. George Henry Cavendish

24. Cornelius O'Callaghan

12. Thomas O'Callaghan

25. Maria Jolley

6. Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore

26. John Davis

13. Sarah Davis

3. Louisa O'Callaghan

28. Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough

29. Sarah Margetson

7. Frances Ponsonby

15. Elizabeth Cavendish

31. Catherine Hoskins (= 17)

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Cavendish of Keighley Thomas Gisborne	Member of Parliament for North Derbyshire with Thomas Gisborne 1834–1837, William Evans 1837–1853, William Pole Thornhill 1853–1865, William Jackson 1865–1868, Augustus Peter Arkwright 1868–1880 1834–1880	Succeeded by Lord Edward Cavendish John Frederic Cheetham