William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham

The Lord Chesham
The Right Honourable; The Lord Chesham
Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire
	In office; 1857–1863 Serving with Caledon Du Pré; Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded by	Caledon Du Pré; Benjamin Disraeli; Charles Compton Cavendish
Succeeded by	Caledon Du Pré; Benjamin Disraeli; Robert Bateson Harvey
Member of Parliament for Peterborough
	In office; 1847–1852 Serving with George Wentworth-FitzWilliam
Preceded by	George Wentworth-FitzWilliam; John Nicholas Fazakerley
Succeeded by	George Wentworth-FitzWilliam; Richard Watson
Personal details
Born	William George Cavendish; 29 October 1815
Died	26 June 1882 (aged 66); Latimer, Buckinghamshire
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Henrietta Frances Lascelles; (m. 1849; his death 1882)
Relations	George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly (grandfather)
Children	5
Parents	Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham; Lady Catherine Susan Gordon
Education	Eton College

William George Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham (29 October 1815 – 26 June 1882) was a British Liberal politician.

Early life

Chesham was born on 29 October 1815 ino the Cavendish family, headed by the Duke of Devonshire.[1] He was the eldest son of Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham and the former Lady Catherine Susan Gordon. He had two younger sisters, Hon. Susan Sophia Cavendish (wife of Thomas Trevor, 22nd Baron Dacre) and Hon. Harriet Elizabeth Cavendish (second wife of George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford).[2]

His father was the fourth son of George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (himself the third son of former Prime Minister William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire) and Lady Elizabeth Compton (only child of Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton). His maternal grandparents were George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly and the former Catherine Cope (second daughter and co-heiress of Sir Charles Cope, 2nd Baronet).[2]

He was educated at Eton College.[3]

Career

From 1833 to 1840, Cavendish was an Officer in the 10th Light Dragoons.[2] His father commissioned famous architect Edward Blore to build a new family home, known as Latimer House, which was completed in 1838.[4]

In 1847, he was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Peterborough, a seat he held until 1852, and later represented Buckinghamshire, serving alongside Benjamin Disraeli from 1857 to 1863,[5] when he succeeded his father in the barony and took his seat in the House of Lords.[6] His father, a Member of Parliament for nearly forty years, had been created Baron Chesham of Chesham on 15 January 1858.[2]

In 1876, he served as president of the Royal Agricultural Society.[7]

Personal life

On 24 July 1849, Lord Chesham married Henrietta Frances Lascelles (1830–1884) at Kensington Church in London. She was a daughter of Comptroller of the Household Right Hon. William Lascelles (third son of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood) and his wife Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard (a daughter of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle). Together, they were the parents of:[2]

Charles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham (1850–1907), who married Lady Beatrice Constance Grosvenor, second daughter of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster and Lady Constance Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (fourth daughter of George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland). After his death, she married Maj. John Alexander Moncrieffe in 1910.
Hon. Georgiana Caroline Cavendish (1852–1937), who married, as his second wife, Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, in 1875.[2]
Hon. Mary Susan Caroline Cavendish (1853–1937), who married Charles Lyttelton, 8th Viscount Cobham, in 1878.[2]
Hon. Katherine Caroline Cavendish (1857–1941), who married, as his second wife, Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, in 1882.[2]
Hon. William Edwin Cavendish (1862–1931), who married Elizabeth Janet Baillie, sister of Sir George Baillie, 3rd Baronet, in 1885.[2]

Lord Chesham died in June 1882, aged 66, at Latimer House, Latimer, Buckinghamshire. He was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Charles. His widow died nearly two years later on 21 May 1884.[2]

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References

Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Knights, and Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets. Dean & Son, Limited. 1862. p. 87. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
"Chesham, Baron (UK, 1858)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 169
Historic England. "Latimer Park (1000370)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
Disraeli, Benjamin; Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George (1982). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1857-1859. University of Toronto Press. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-8020-8728-7. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 163

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Cavendish
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Wentworth-FitzWilliam John Nicholas Fazakerley	Member of Parliament for Peterborough 1847–1852 With: George Wentworth-FitzWilliam	Succeeded by George Wentworth-FitzWilliam Richard Watson
Preceded by Caledon Du Pré Benjamin Disraeli Charles Compton Cavendish	Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1857–1863 With: Caledon Du Pré Benjamin Disraeli	Succeeded by Caledon Du Pré Benjamin Disraeli Robert Bateson Harvey
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Compton Cavendish	Baron Chesham 1863–1882	Succeeded by Charles Compton William Cavendish

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[Debrett's1862-1] Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Knights, and Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets. Dean & Son, Limited. 1862. p. 87. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[BaronChesham-2] "Chesham, Baron (UK, 1858)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[3] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 169

[4] Historic England. "Latimer Park (1000370)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[Disraeli1982-5] Disraeli, Benjamin; Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George (1982). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1857-1859. University of Toronto Press. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-8020-8728-7. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[Kidd1990-6] Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

[7] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 163