Hartington
Marquess of Spencer Compton Hartington
Rush ID: 2235
Details
- Born:
- 23 July 1833
- Died:
- 24 March 1908
- Birth place:
- U.K.
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- true
- Formative occupation:
- Landowner
- Election occupation:
- Landowner
- Parentage:
- Lord Cavendish MP and Blanche Georgiana Howard
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- HighestOffice:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 2
References
- Rush ID:
- 2235
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q334063
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- CAVENDISH, Lord (1833-1908) **
- CAVENDISH, Spencer (1833-1908) **
- HARTINGTON, Marquess of (1833-1908)
Alternative names
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Spencer (Spencer Compton) Cavendish (family name)
1833 - 1908
family name; assumed title Marquess of Hartington in 1858
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Lord Cavendish (a.k.a.)
1834 - 1858
title used 1834-1858
Peerages
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8th Duke of Devonshire
Hereditary
1891
Constituencies
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Rossendale
Party: LU Year of election: 1886 Date of election: 1 July 1886 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1891* Date of exit: 21 December 1891 Party: LU Nature of exit: Succession to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None -
Rossendale
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1885 Date of election: 24 November 1885 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1886 Date of exit: 1 July 1886 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Change of party Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None -
Lancashire North Eastern
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1880 Date of election: 31 March 1880 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Boundary revision Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None -
Radnor District of Boroughs
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1869* Date of election: 25 February 1869 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re-entry Year of exit: 1880 Date of exit: 31 March 1880 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Relocation Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: Elected for both this seat and Lancashire North Eastern at 1880 General Election. -
Lancashire Northern
Party: Liberal Year of election: 1857 Date of election: 27 March 1857 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1868 Date of exit: 17 November 1868 Party: Liberal Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None
Ministerial offices
-
Lord of the Admiralty 1863
-
Under-Secretary 1863-1866
War
-
Paymaster-General 1868-1871
Chief Sec to Treas 1871-1874
-
Secretary of State for India 1880-1882
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Secretary of State for War 1882-1885
-
Lord President of the Council 1895-1900
-
President of the Board of Education 1900-1902
-
Lord of the Admiralty 1902-1903
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Higher education
-
Trinity College
Graduated
Marriages
-
d'Alten, Louise Fredericke Auguste
Year: 1892
Relationships
-
Indirect relative of Hartington
-
Uncle of Victor Cavendish
-
Uncle of Richard Cavendish
-
Brother of Frederick Cavendish
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Brother of Edward Cavendish
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Son of Cavendish
Parties
-
Liberal Party member
1857-1885
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Liberal Unionist member
1886-1891