Lord James Cavendish FRS (bef. 1707 – 14 December 1751) was a British politician, the third son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire.
He married Anne Yale (d. 1734), daughter of Elihu Yale, and had two children:
He was appointed Auditor of Foreign Accounts or Imposts in Ireland in 1742, and did not stand again for Derby at the ensuing by-election.
As his only son predeceased him by a few months, his heir was his son-in-law Richard Chandler, who subsequently adopted the name of Cavendish.
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| Preceded by Lord Henry Cavendish George Vernon |
Member of Parliament for Derby 1701–1702 With: Sir Charles Pye 1701 John Harpur 1701–1702 |
Succeeded by John Harpur Thomas Stanhope |
| Preceded by John Harpur Thomas Stanhope |
Member of Parliament for Derby 1705–1707 With: Sir Thomas Parker |
Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of England |
Member of Parliament for Derby 1707–1710 With: Sir Thomas Parker 1707–1710 Richard Pye 1710 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Levinge, Bt John Harpur |
| Preceded by Edward Mundy Nathaniel Curzon |
Member of Parliament for Derby 1715–1742 With: William Stanhope 1715–1722, 1727–1730 Thomas Bayley 1722–1727 Charles Stanhope 1730–1736 John Stanhope 1736–1742 |
Succeeded by John Stanhope Viscount Duncannon |