George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (31 March 1754 – 4 May 1834), styled Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was a British politician. George built Burlington Arcade.
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Cavendish was the third son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and the former Lady Charlotte Boyle, daughter of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington of the first creation, whose title had become extinct on his death in 1753.
Cavendish sat as Member of Parliament for Knaresborough from 1775 to 1780, for Derby from 1780 to 1797 and for Derbyshire from 1797 to 1831. On 10 September 1831 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Cavendish of Keighley, in the County of York, and Earl of Burlington, a revival of the title held by his maternal grandfather.
Lord Burlington married Lady Elizabeth Compton, daughter of Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton, on 27 February 1782 in London. They had at least eleven children of whom six children survived to adulthood:
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| Preceded by Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy, Bt Robert Walsingham |
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough with Robert Walsingham 1775–1780 |
Succeeded by Robert Walsingham; Viscount Duncannon |
| Preceded by Lord Frederick Cavendish Daniel Parker Coke |
Member of Parliament for Derby with Edward Coke 1780–1797 |
Succeeded by Edward Coke George Walpole |
| Preceded by Edward Miller Mundy Lord John Cavendish |
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire with Edward Miller Mundy 1797–1800 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire with Edward Miller Mundy 1801–1822 Francis Mundy 1822–1831 Hon. George Venables-Vernon 1831) 1801–1831 |
Succeeded by Hon. George Venables-Vernon |
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| New creation | Earl of Burlington 1831–1834 |
Succeeded by William Cavendish |