William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG,PC (26 September 1698 – 5 December 1755) was a British nobleman and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1729 when he inherited the Dukedom.
He sold the Old Devonshire House at 48 Boswell Street, Theobald's Road, in Bloomsbury, and in 1734 engaged the architect William Kent to build a new Cavendish House in fashionable Piccadilly. In 1739, he was enlisted as a founding governor of a new children's charity, the Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury, London, which aimed to alleviate the problem of infants being abandoned by destitute mothers and which later became a centre for art and music.
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William Cavendish 3rd Duke of Devonshire KG PC 26 September 1698 5 December 1755 was a British nobleman and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1729 when he inherited the Dukedom His GraceThe Duke of DevonshireKG PCWilliam Cavendish 3rd Duke of DevonshireLord Lieutenant of IrelandIn office 1737 1744MonarchGeorge IIPreceded byThe Duke of DorsetSucceeded byThe Earl of ChesterfieldLord StewardIn office 1733 1737MonarchGeorge IIIn office 1744 1749MonarchGeorge IILord Privy SealIn office 1731 1733MonarchGeorge IISucceeded byThe Viscount LonsdalePersonal detailsBorn26 September 1698Died5 December 1755NationalityBritishSpouseCatherine HoskinsChildren7 including William Cavendish 4th Duke of Devonshire Lord John Cavendish and Lord Frederick Cavendish Parent s William Cavendish 2nd Duke of Devonshire Rachel Russell Quartered coat of arms of William Cavendish 3rd Duke of Devonshire KG PC Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage and issue 3 References 4 External linksLife editCavendish was the son of William Cavendish 2nd Duke of Devonshire and his wife the Hon Rachel Russell and was known as Marquess of Hartington Like his father Lord Hartington was active in public life He was returned unopposed as member of parliament for Lostwithiel at a by election in 1721 At the 1722 general election he was returned unopposed as MP for Grampound He was also unopposed when he was returned as MP for Huntingdonshire at the 1727 general election He surrendered the seat in 1729 when his father s death sent him to the House of Lords 1 He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1731 He served as Lord Privy Seal from 1731 to 1733 when he was invested as a Knight of the Garter He later served for seven years as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 2 He sold the Old Devonshire House at 48 Boswell Street Theobald s Road in Bloomsbury and in 1734 engaged the architect William Kent to build a new Cavendish House in fashionable Piccadilly In 1739 he was enlisted as a founding governor of a new children s charity the Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury London which aimed to alleviate the problem of infants being abandoned by destitute mothers and which later became a centre for art and music During the Jacobite rising of 1745 the Duke raised a militia unit in support of the King known as the Derbyshire Blues which mustered at the George Inn Derby on 3 December 1745 Marriage and issue editOn 27 March 1718 he married Catherine Hoskins 1700 1777 daughter of John Hoskins of Oxted 1640 1717 and Catherine Hale 1673 1703 The Duke and Duchess had seven children Lady Caroline Cavendish 22 May 1719 20 January 1760 who married William Ponsonby 2nd Earl of Bessborough and had issue William Cavendish 4th Duke of Devonshire 1720 2 October 1764 Lord George Augustus Cavendish died 2 May 1794 died unmarried Lady Elizabeth Cavendish born before 1727 died 1796 married John Ponsonby and had issue Lady Rachel Cavendish 7 June 1727 8 May 1805 who married Horatio Walpole 1st Earl of Orford Field Marshal Lord Frederick Cavendish c 1729 21 October 1803 died unmarried Lord John Cavendish c 1734 1796 References edit CAVENDISH William Mq of Hartington 1698 1755 of Chatsworth Derbys History of Parliament Online Retrieved 17 August 2018 William Cavendish 3rd Duke of Devonshire 1698 1755 Chatsworth House 27 March 2015 Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 27 March 2015 External links editthePeerage com Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byGalfridus WalpoleJohn Newsham Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel1721 1724 With John Newsham 1721 1722Lord Stanhope 1722 1724 Succeeded bySir Orlando Bridgeman BtHenry Parsons Preceded byHon John WestRichard West Member of Parliament for Grampound1722 1727 With Humphry Morice Succeeded byHumphry MoricePhilip Hawkins Preceded byJohn BiggJohn Proby Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire1727 1729 With John Bigg Succeeded byJohn BiggRobert Piggott Honorary titles Preceded byThe Duke of St Albans Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners1726 1731 Succeeded byThe Earl of Burlington Preceded byThe 2nd Duke of Devonshire Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire1729 1755 Succeeded byThe 4th Duke of Devonshire Political offices Preceded byIn Commission Lord Privy Seal1731 1733 Succeeded byThe Viscount Lonsdale Preceded byThe Earl of Chesterfield Lord Steward1733 1737 Succeeded byThe Duke of Dorset Preceded byThe Duke of Dorset Lord Lieutenant of Ireland1737 1744 Succeeded byThe Earl of Chesterfield Preceded byThe Duke of Dorset Lord Steward1744 1749 Succeeded byThe Duke of Marlborough Peerage of England Preceded byWilliam Cavendish Duke of Devonshire1729 1755 Succeeded byWilliam Cavendish Baron Cavendish of Hardwick descended by acceleration 1729 1751 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Cavendish 3rd Duke of Devonshire amp oldid 1214484185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
