Person:Spencer Cavendish (1)

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Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
b.23 Jul 1833
d.24 Mar 1908
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m. 6 Aug 1829
  1. William Cavendish, Lord Cavendish1831 - 1834
  2. Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire1833 - 1908
  3. Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish1836 - 1882
  4. Lord Edward Cavendish1838 - 1891
  5. Lady Louisa Caroline Cavendish - 1907
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m. 16 Aug 1892
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Facts and Events
Name Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 23 Jul 1833
Marriage 16 Aug 1892 to Luise Fredericke Auguste von Alten, Countess von Alten
Death[1] 24 Mar 1908
Burial[2] 28 Mar 1908 Edensor, Derbyshire, England
Reference Number? Q334063?


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Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, (23 July 183324 March 1908), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman. He has the distinction of having held leading positions in three political parties: leading the Liberal Party, the Liberal Unionist Party and the Conservative Party in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. After 1886 he increasingly voted with the Conservatives. He declined to become prime minister on three occasions, because the circumstances were never right. Historian and politician Roy Jenkins said he was "too easy-going and too little of a party man." He held some passions, but he rarely displayed them regarding the most controversial issues of the day.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 4:350-352, in Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59).
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