William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

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.

Life

On 27 March 1718 he married Catherine Hoskins, or Hoskyn (died 8 May 1777). They had seven children:

Lady Caroline Cavendish (22 May 1719 – 20 January 1760), who married William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough and had issue.
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720 – 2 October 1764)
Lord George Augustus Cavendish (died 2 May 1794), died unmarried.
Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (born before 1727, died 1796), married John Ponsonby and had issue.
Lady Rachel Cavendish (7 June 1727 - 8 May 1805),^[1] who married Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford.
Field Marshal Lord Frederick Cavendish (c. 1729 – 21 October 1803), died unmarried.
Lord John Cavendish (c. 1734–1796)

Like his father, the 3rd Duke was active in public life. He was a Member of Parliament from 1721 until his father's death sent him to the House of Lords in 1729, and was made a Privy Counsellor in 1731. He served as Lord Privy Seal from 1731 to 1733, when he was invested as a Knight of the Garter. He later served for seven years as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.^[2]

He sold the Old Devonshire House at 48 Boswell Street, Theobald's Road, in Bloomsbury, and in 1734 engaged the architect William Kent to build a new Cavendish House in fashionable Piccadilly. In 1739, he was enlisted as a founding governor of a new children's charity, the Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury, London, which aimed to alleviate the problem of infants being abandoned by destitute mothers and which later became a centre for art and music.

During the Jacobite rising of 1745 the Duke raised a militia unit in support of the King known as the Derbyshire Blues, which mustered at the George Inn, Derby, on 3 December 1745.

The Duke and his wife are also notable as the most recent common ancestors of Charles, Prince of Wales, and his first wife Lady Diana Spencer. Charles and Diana were seventh cousins once removed, as Charles is descended from the 3rd Duke's son, the 4th Duke, while Diana was descended from his daughter, Lady Elizabeth Cavendish.^[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.
↑ "Diana, Princess of Wales: Frequently Asked Questions". www.dianapow.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.

External links

thePeerage.com

Parliament of Great Britain
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
Preceded by William Cavendish	Baron Cavendish of Hardwick (descended by acceleration) 1729–1751	Succeeded by William Cavendish

Dukes of Devonshire

Barons Cavendish of Hardwick	William Cavendish, 1st Baron Cavendish of Hardwick (1605–1618)

Earls of Devonshire	William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1618–1626) William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire (1626–1628) William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire (1628–1684) William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire (1684–1694)

Dukes of Devonshire	William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1694–1707) William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1707–1729) William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (1729–1755) William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1755–1764) William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1764–1811) William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1811–1858) William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1858–1891) Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1891–1908) Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1908–1938) Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (1938–1950) Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1950–2004) Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire (2004–)

Cabinet of Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole (1730–1742)

Southern Secretary	The Duke of Newcastle (1789–1742)

Northern Secretary	The Lord Harrington (1730–1742)

Lord Chancellor	The Lord King (1730–1733) The Lord Talbot (1733–1737) The Lord Hardwicke (1737–1742)

Lord President of the Council	The Lord Trevor (1730) The Earl of Wilmington (1730–1742)

Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Wilmington (1730–1731) The Duke of Devonshire (1731–1733) The Viscount Lonsdale (1733–1735) The Earl of Godolphin (1735–1740) The Lord Hervey of Ickworth (1740–1742)

First Lord of the Admiralty	The Viscount Torrington (1730–1733) Sir Charles Wager (1733–1742)

Master-General of the Ordnance	The Duke of Argyll (1730–1740) The Duke of Montagu (1740–1742)

Paymaster of the Forces	Henry Pelham (1730–1742)

Lord Steward	The Earl of Chesterfield (1730–1733) The Duke of Devonshire (1733–1737) The Duke of Dorset (1737–1742)

Lord Chamberlain	The Duke of Grafton (1730–1742)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 17141824 LCCN: nr99012118

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