He was the son of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and the Lady Blanche Georgiana Howard.[1]He was born on the 28th of November 1774.[1]He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1854 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).[1]He married Luise Friederike Auguste Gräfin von Alten, daughter of Karl Franz Victor Graf von Alten and Hermine de Schminke, on the 16th of August 1892.[1]At St. George Hanover Square, London, England.[2]He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1892.[1]He died on the 24th of March 1908 at the age of 74 at Cannes, France, from heart failure, without issue.[1][3][4]
Titles
8th Duke of Devonshire [E., 1694] on 21 December 1891.[1]
8th Marquess of Hartington, co. Derby [E., 1694] on 21 December 1891.[1]
3rd Earl of Burlington [U.K., 1831] on 21 December 1891.[1]
11th Earl of Devonshire [E., 1618] on 21 December 1891.[1]
11th Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, co. Derby [E., 1605] on 21 December 1891.[1]
3rd Baron Cavendish of Keighley, co. York [U.K., 1831] on 21 December 1891.[1]
Member of Parliament
(M.P.) (Liberal) for North Lancashire between March 27, 1857 - November 17, 1868.[5]
(M.P.) (Liberal) for Radnor between February 25, 1869 - March 31, 1880.[5]
(M.P.) (Liberal) for North-East Lancashire between March 31, 1880 - November 24, 1885.[5]
(M.P.) (Liberal) for Rossendale between November 24, 1885 - July 1, 1886.[5]
(M.P.) (Liberal) for Rossendale between July 1, 1886 - December 21, 1891.[5]
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DNH-9F5 : 13 December 2014), Spencer Compton Doke Of Devonshire Cavendish, 1892; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1892, quarter 3, vol. 1A, p. 850, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV9-17MW : 13 December 2015), Spencer Compton Cavendish, 1908; Burial, Edensor, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, St Peter Churchyard; citing record ID 21009, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGL7-941 : 27 October 2017), Spencer C Cavendish in household of William Cavendish, Lower Holker, Lancashire, England; citing Lower Holker, Lancashire, England, p. 11, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7N4-YPW : 8 December 2017), Spencer Cavendish in household of William Cavendish, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB6P-X3W : 11 December 2017), Spencer C Cavendish in entry for N W Bumstead, 1871.
"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK65-F3FR : accessed 11 November 2015), Spencer C Cavendish, St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 2, Piece/Folio 95/74, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,334.
Name Spencer Compton Cavendish
Birth 23 Jul 1833
Place Lower Holler,Cumbria
Death 24 March 1908 aged 74
Place Cannes,France
Burial St Peters Churchyard,Edensor
Memorial ID 21009
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