William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
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William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (26 September 1698 – 5 December 1755) was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire and the Hon. Rachel Russell.
He married Catherine Hoskins (or Hoskyn) (d. 8 May 1777) on 27 March 1718. They had seven children:
- Lady Caroline Cavendish (22 May 1719 – 20 January 1760), married William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough and had issue.
- William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720 – 2 October 1764)
- Lord George Augustus Cavendish (d. 2 May 1794), died unmarried.
- Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (bef. 1727–1796), married Hon. John Ponsonby and had issue.
- Field Marshal Lord Frederick Cavendish (c. 1729 – 21 October 1803), died unmarried.
- Lord John Cavendish (c. 1734–1796)
- Lady Rachel Cavendish (7 June 1727 - 8 May 1805),[1] married Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford.
Like his father, the 3rd Duke was active in politics, and served for seven years as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was also a Member of Parliament from 1721 until his father's death sent him to the House of Lords in 1729.[2]
He was made a Privy Counsellor (PC) in 1731, and served as Lord Privy Seal from 1731 to 1733. He was invested as a Knight of the Garter (KG) in 1733.
In 1739, he was enlisted as a founding governor for the new children's charity, the Foundling Hospital, in Bloomsbury, London, which aimed to alleviate the problem of babies being abandoned by destitute mothers and ended up becoming a centre for British art and music. William Cavendish sold the Old Devonshire House at 48 Boswell Street, Theobald's Road in Bloomsbury. In 1734 Cavendish engaged architect William Kent to build a new Cavendish House in fashionable Picadilly.
During the Jacobite rising of 1745 the Duke raised a militia in support of the King, known as the Derbyshire Blues, which mustered at The George Inn, Derby, on 3 December 1745.
William Cavendish is also notable as the most recent common ancestor of Prince Charles and his first wife, Lady Diana Spencer. Charles and Diana were seventh cousins once removed as Charles descends from William's son, the 4th Duke, and Diana was descended from William's daughter, Lady Elizabeth.[3]
References
- ↑ Rachel Walpole, Countess of Orford at Geni.com
- ↑ "William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (1698 - 1755)". Chatsworth House. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.dianapow.com/faq.html#faq31
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Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by Galfridus Walpole John Newsham |
Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1721–1724 With: John Newsham 1721–1722 Lord Stanhope 1722–1724 |
Succeeded by Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Bt Henry Parsons |
Preceded by Hon. John West Richard West |
Member of Parliament for Grampound 1722–1727 With: Humphry Morice |
Succeeded by Humphry Morice Philip Hawkins |
Preceded by John Bigg John Proby |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire 1727–1729 With: John Bigg |
Succeeded by John Bigg Robert Piggott |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by The Duke of St Albans |
Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners 1726–1731 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Burlington |
Preceded by The 2nd Duke of Devonshire |
Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire 1729–1755 |
Succeeded by The 4th Duke of Devonshire |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by In Commission |
Lord Privy Seal 1731–1733 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Lonsdale |
Preceded by The Earl of Chesterfield |
Lord Steward 1733–1737 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Dorset |
Preceded by The Duke of Dorset |
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1737–1744 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Chesterfield |
Preceded by The Duke of Dorset |
Lord Steward 1744–1749 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Marlborough |
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by William Cavendish |
Duke of Devonshire 1729–1755 |
Succeeded by William Cavendish |
Baron Cavendish of Hardwick (descended by acceleration) 1729–1751 |
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