William Cavendish b. 1720 d. 2 October 1764
| Lineage | Cavendish |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | William Cavendish |
| Parents
♂ William Cavendish [Cavendish] b. 26 September 1698 d. 5 December 1755 ♀ Catherine Hoskins [Hoskins] b. about 1700 d. 8 May 1777 | |
| Wiki-page | wikipedia:William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire |
| Reference numbers | GEDCOM::bobsnow1.ged::INDI @I10848@::Hailey C. Shannon |
Events
1720 birth: London, England, Devonshire House, Picadilly
27 March 1748 marriage: Westminster (England), London, St. James Palace, ♀ Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle [Boyle] b. 27 October 1731 d. 24 December 1754
14 December 1748 child birth: ♂ William Cavendish [Cavendish] b. 14 December 1748 d. 29 July 1811
1750 child birth: ♀ Dorothy Cavendish [Cavendish] b. 1750 d. 1794
1751 - 1764 title: Baron Cavendish of Hardwick
July 1751 - 1755 title: Master of the Horse
19 June 1752 child birth: ♂ w Richard Cavendish [Cavendish] b. 19 June 1752
31 March 1754 child birth: ♂ w George Augustus Henry Cavendish [Cavendish] b. 31 March 1754 d. 4 May 1834
1755 - 1764 title: Duke of Devonshire, 4th
2 April 1755 - 1757 title: Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
16 November 1756 - 1757 title: Leader of the House of Lords
16 November 1756 - 25 June 1757 title: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
May 1757 - 1762 title: Lord Chamberlain
2 October 1764 death: Spa (Belgium), Austrian Netherlands
24 October 1764 burial: Derby (Derbyshire), England, All Saints' Parish
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The son of the 3rd Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish was a Whig MP for 10 years (1741-1751) before entering the House of Lords as Lord Cavendish in 1751. He assumed a ministerial office of the Master of the Horse (1751-1755) almost immediately, and was a successful Lord Lieutenant and Gov ernor- General of Ireland (1755-1762). George II appointed Devonshire First Lord of the Treasury on 16 Nov 1756 and asked him to form a ministry following Newcastle's resignation , although in reality William Pitt 'the Elder', Secretary o f State for the Southern Department (1756-1761), dominate d the political scene. Devonshire's brief period in offic e was notable for the court martial of Admiral Byng (execut ed 14 Mar 1757) for his failure to relieve Minorca, and for difficulties with the Duke of Cumberland over the defense of Hanover. The latter dispute provoked a political crisi s in early 1757 leading to the reconstitution of the Government, with the Duke of Newcastle replacing Devonshire as First Lord of the Treasury (29 Jun 1757) and prime minister . Devonshire remained in the Government as Lord Chamberlain (1757-1762), but the influence of the Earl of Bute and the Tories increased as that of Newcastle and Devonshire declined. When Devonshire refused to attend Privy Council meeti ngs following Bute's appointment as First Lord of the Treas ury (26 May 1762) George III dismissed him from ministeria l office and from the Privy Council. When he decided to ma rry Charlotte Boyle, his mother's determined objection caused great unhappiness in their family. However, they did marry, thereby bringing great happiness to himself while she l ived and greatly enriching his family's already vast possessions.
From grandparents to grandchildren
♂ Wriothesley Russell other: Robert Relationship, seventh cousin 9x removed (???)
marriage: ♀ Elizabeth Howland (Russell)
title: 7 September 1700 - 26 May 1711, Duke of Bedford, 2nd
death: 26 May 1711
♀ Catherine Russell marriage: ♂ John Manners (2nd Duke of Rutland)
death: 30 October 1711, London, England, Southampton House, Bloomsbury
other: eighth cousin 8x removed Robert Relationship
death: 28 April 1783
title: Baroness of Clifford
baptism: 24 November 1733, London, England, Chiswick
marriage: ♂ William Cavendish , Westminster (England), London, St. James Palace
burial: 24 December 1754, Derby (Derbyshire), England, All Saints' Parish
death: 24 December 1754, Uppingham, Rutland, England
♂ William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck title: 1 May 1762 - 30 October 1809, Duke of Portland, 3rd
marriage: ♀ Dorothy Cavendish
title: 2 April 1783 - 19 December 1783, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
title: 31 March 1807 - 4 October 1809, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
death: 30 October 1809
♀ Georgiana Spencer (Cavendish) marriage: ♂ William Cavendish
death: 30 March 1806, London, England
♀ Anne Wellesley (Abdy, Cavendish-Bentinck) marriage: ♂ (Sir) William Abdy (7th Bart of Felix Hall)
divorce: ♂ (Sir) William Abdy (7th Bart of Felix Hall)
marriage: ♂ w William Francis Charles James Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck
death: 19 March 1875
marriage: ♀ Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish (Howard)
title: 1825, Earl of Carlisle
title: 1837, sir Knight of the Garter
death: 7 October 1848, York (England), Castle Howard
marriage: ♂ w Charles Compton Cavendish (1. Baron Chesham)
death: 14 December 1866