Preceded by William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire |
Duke of Devonshire 1755-1764 |
Succeeded by William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire |
Preceded by Thomas Pelham-Holles (1754-1756) 1st Term |
5th Prime Minister of Great Britain November 1756-1757 |
Succeeded by Thomas Pelham-Holles (1757-1762) 2nd Term |
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William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Knight of the Garter, sat for Derbyshire in 1741. In June 1751, William took a seat in the Lords as Baron Cavendish and was soon after appointed to the Privy Council.[1] He acceded to the dukedom in December 1755.[1]
William was baptised on 1 June 1720, at St Martin’s in the Fields, Westminster.[1] He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, third Duke of Devonshire (d. Dec 1755), and Catherine Hoskins.[1]
In March 1748 William married Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, 6th Baroness Clifford (1731–54). She was the only surviving daughter, and heir of Richard Boyle, third Earl of Burlington.[1]They had four children:
At Chatsworth Chatsworth House he hired 'Capability' Brown to improve the landscape and James Paine to build the bridge and stables.
William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire died on 2 October 1764, at Spa, the Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium).[1]
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