Name George Compton Role Politician | Died January 22, 1809 | |
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Parents George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington Cousins William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire Grandparents Charlotte Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire Uncles William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, Lord Richard Cavendish Similar People William Cavendish - 5th Duke, Georgiana Howard - Countess, William Cavendish - 6th Duke | ||
George Henry Compton Cavendish (14 October 1784 – 22 January 1809) was an English Whig politician and British Army officer, the son of Lord George Cavendish, later Earl of Burlington. He was educated at Eton College.
He was commissioned Cornet in the 7th Dragoons in 1801, and subsequently promoted Lieutenant in 1802, Captain in 1804, and Major in 1808, when in the latter year he joined his regiment serving in the Peninsular War. He was evacuated from Corunna but was drowned at the age of 24 when his transport ship sunk in a storm off the Cornwall coast in January 1809 on arrival in British waters.
He served as MP for the borough of Aylesbury from 1806 until his death in 1809, predeceasing his father.
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