Name Lord Cavendish | Died September 7, 1781 | |
Parents William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire Siblings William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington Grandparents William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire Nieces Georgiana Cavendish Howard, Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville, Georgiana Howard, Countess of Carlisle Similar People William Cavendish - 5th Duke, Richard Boyle - 3rd Earl of Bu, Elizabeth Cavendish - Duchess, Georgiana Cavendish - Duchess, William Cavendish - 6th Duke | ||
Lord Richard Cavendish (19 June 1752 – 7 September 1781) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the second son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Charlotte.
Cavendish was educated in Hackney and at Trinity College, Cambridge.
In 1773, he entered the House of Commons as MP for Lancaster, and moved to No. 1 Savile Row, London, where he resided until 1781. He was one of the few attendees at his brother Devonshire's wedding in 1774. In 1781, he went abroad in hopes of recovering his failing health; but he continued to decline and died unmarried in Naples.
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