William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1756 to 1757
Biography
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (8 May 1720 – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was the first son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Catherine (née Hoskins). He is also a great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of King Charles III through the king's maternal great-grandmother, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
In October 1762, George III suspected that Devonshire and Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, were plotting against him. He had mistaken a visit by Devonshire as a tender of resignation, but George refused to see him in person. Four days later, George personally struck out Devonshire's name from the list of Privy Councillors.
Cavendish's health declined during the 1760s. He visited the town of Spa in the Austrian Netherlands for treatment in its mineral baths, but he died there in October 1764. Dying at the age of 44 years and 147 days, Devonshire remains the shortest-lived British prime minister. Devonshire was buried at Derby Cathedral.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Member of the Privy Council of Ireland
- member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain
- member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain
- Leader of the House of Lords
- Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire
- Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
- Master of the Horse (England)
Family
- Children
- William Cavendish, 5th Duke of DevonshireDorothy Bentinck, Duchess of PortlandGeorge Cavendish, 1st Earl of BurlingtonLord Richard Cavendish
- Siblings
- Lord George CavendishLady Rachel CavendishLady Caroline CavendishLord Frederick CavendishLord John CavendishLady Elizabeth Cavendish
Awards & honours (2)
- Order of the Garter
- Fellow of the Royal Society
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