George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington was born 21 March 1754 to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720-1764) and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, 6th Baroness Clifford (1731-1754) and died 4 May 1834 Piccadilly Burlington House, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Compton (1760-1835) 27 February 1782 in Trinity Chapel, Compton Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, Hanover Square, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (31 March 1754 – 4 May 1834), known as Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was the third son of the 4th Duke of Devonshire and the former Lady Charlotte Boyle.
His maternal grandfather was the 3rd and last Earl of Burlington of the first creation, which title had become extinct on his death in 1753. On 10 September 1831 Cavendish was created Baron Cavendish of Keighley, in the County of York, and Earl of Burlington.
He married Lady Elizabeth Compton, a daughter of the 7th Earl of Northampton, on 27 February 1782 in London. They had at least eleven children of whom six children survived to adulthood.
Children
- William Cavendish (10 January 1783 – 17 January 1812)
- George Henry Compton Cavendish (14 October 1784 – 22 January 1809)
- Elizabeth Dorothy Cavendish (12 June 1786 - 17 September 1786)
- Lady Anne Cavendish (11 November 1787 – 17 May 1871), married Lord Charles FitzRoy, second son of the 4th Duke of Grafton
- Gen. Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish (5 November 1789 – 5 April 1873), married Sarah Fawkener, Frances Susan Lambton and Susanna Emma Byerlie
- Elizabeth Cavendish (13 March 1792 - 26 May 1794)
- The Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish (28 August 1793–10 November 1863), created Baron Chesham, married Lady Catherine Gordon, daughter of the 9th Marquess of Huntly
- Mary Louisa Cavendish (6 March 1795 - 7 June 1795)
- Lady Caroline Cavendish (5 April 1797 – 9 January 1867)
- Frederick Compton Cavendish (28 October 1801 - 27 January 1802)
- Charlotte Cavendish (23 April 1803 - 1 July 1803)
See also
- Earl of Burlington
- Duke of Devonshire
- Baron Clifford
Footnotes (including sources)
References
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy, Bt; Robert Walsingham |
Member of Parliament for Knaresborough with Robert Walsingham 1775–1780 |
Succeeded by Robert Walsingham; Viscount Duncannon |
| Preceded by Lord Frederick Cavendish Daniel Parker Coke |
Member of Parliament for Derby with Edward Coke 1780–1797 |
Succeeded by Edward Coke George Walpole |
| Preceded by Edward Miller Mundy Lord John Cavendish |
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire (with Edward Miller Mundy) 1797–1800 |
Succeeded by (Parliament of Great Britain abolished) |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (self in Parliament of Great Britain) |
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire (with Edward Miller Mundy, to 1822; Francis Mundy 1822–1831;Hon. George Venables-Vernon 1831) 1801–1831 |
Succeeded by Hon. George Venables-Vernon |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Earl of Burlington 1831–1834 |
Succeeded by William Cavendish |
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