He held the office of High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1741. He was responsible for the construction of Doveridge Hall, in Doveridge, Derbyshire. He subsequently moved to Ireland, where he became Teller of the Exchequer in the Irish government and Collector for Cork in 1743. He became Commissioner of Revenue in Ireland in 1747. Cavendish was created a baronet on 7 May 1755, of Doveridge in the County of Derby, in the Baronetage of Great Britain.[1] He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Lismore in 1761, serving until 1768. He was invested as a member of the Privy Council of Ireland on 9 June 1768.
Cavendish married firstly Anne Pyne, the daughter of Henry Pyne and Anne Edgecumbe, on 9 January 1730. Together they had six children. He married secondly Catherine Prittie, daughter of Henry Prittie and Elizabeth Harrison, on 4 October 1748, and they had one son. He was succeeded in his title by his eldest son, Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet. His 2nd son William Hunter Cavendish baptized January 24, 1734/35 Parish Church DoveridgeDerbyshireEngland went to Virginia from Ireland about 1756/1760.
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^ abJohn Burke, A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom, for M.D.CCC.XXVI (H. Colburn, 1826), 338.
henry, cavendish, baronet, april, 1707, 1776, british, politician, held, several, appointments, kingdom, ireland, doveridge, hall, derbyshirebiography, editcavendish, william, cavendish, mary, tyrell, descended, from, william, cavendish, ancestor, shared, with. Sir Henry Cavendish 1st Baronet 13 April 1707 31 May 1776 was a British politician who held several appointments in the Kingdom of Ireland Doveridge Hall DerbyshireBiography editCavendish was the son of William Cavendish and Mary Tyrell He was descended from Sir William Cavendish an ancestor shared with the dukes of Devonshire 1 Cavendish studied at University College Oxford matriculating on 17 August 1724 He held the office of High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1741 He was responsible for the construction of Doveridge Hall in Doveridge Derbyshire He subsequently moved to Ireland where he became Teller of the Exchequer in the Irish government and Collector for Cork in 1743 He became Commissioner of Revenue in Ireland in 1747 Cavendish was created a baronet on 7 May 1755 of Doveridge in the County of Derby in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1 He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Lismore in 1761 serving until 1768 He was invested as a member of the Privy Council of Ireland on 9 June 1768 Cavendish married firstly Anne Pyne the daughter of Henry Pyne and Anne Edgecumbe on 9 January 1730 Together they had six children He married secondly Catherine Prittie daughter of Henry Prittie and Elizabeth Harrison on 4 October 1748 and they had one son He was succeeded in his title by his eldest son Sir Henry Cavendish 2nd Baronet His 2nd son William Hunter Cavendish baptized January 24 1734 35 Parish Church Doveridge Derbyshire England went to Virginia from Ireland about 1756 1760 References edit a b John Burke A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom for M D CCC XXVI H Colburn 1826 338 Parliament of Ireland Preceded byPonsonby MooreRichard Aldworth Member of Parliament for Lismore1761 1768 With Stephen Moore 1761 1766 Henry Cavendish 1766 1768 James Gisborne 1768 Succeeded byHenry CavendishJames Gisborne Baronetage of Great Britain New creation Baronet of Doveridge Hall 1755 1776 Succeeded byHenry Cavendish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Henry Cavendish 1st Baronet amp oldid 1223357223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
