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Frederick Charles Cavendish was born 30 November 1836 in Compton Place, Eastbourne, Sussex, England, United Kingdom to William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1808-1891) and Blanche Georgiana Howard (1812-1840) and died 6 May 1882 Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland of knife wounds. He married Lucy Caroline Lyttelton (1841-1925) 7 June 1864 .
He was an English Liberal politician and protégé of the Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone. Cavendish was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in May 1882 but was murdered only hours after his arrival in Dublin, a victim of the politically motivated Phoenix Park murders.
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