William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire
British nobleman and politician
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| Intro | British nobleman and politician | ||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||||
| is | Politician | ||||
| Work field | Politics | ||||
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| Death | 4 June 1729 | ||||
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William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire KG, PC (1672 – 4 June 1729) was a British nobleman and politician, the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was sworn of the Privy Council in 1707, and served as Lord President of the Council from 1716 to 1717 and 1725 to 1729. He married The Hon. Rachel Russell (1674–1725), daughter of William, Lord Russell on 21 June 1688.
They had five children:
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (26 September 1698 – 5 December 1755)
Lady Rachel Cavendish (4 October 1699 – 18 June 1780) married Sir William Morgan on 14 May 1723
Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (27 September 1700 – 7 November 1747) married Sir Thomas Lowther, 2nd Baronet
Lord James Cavendish (23 November 1701 – 14 December 1741)
Lord Charles Cavendish (17 March 1704 – 28 April 1783) married Anne Grey on 9 January 1727, father of Henry Cavendish