Biography of George Henry Cavendish 1810-1880

Photograph of George Henry Cavendish from the House of Commons Library Photograph Albums.

On 18th July 1807 [his father] William Cavendish (age 24) and [his mother] Louisa O'Callaghan were married. He the son of [his grandfather] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 53) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 47).

On 19th August 1810 George Henry Cavendish was born to [his father] William Cavendish (age 27) and [his mother] Louisa O'Callaghan at Berkeley Square, Mayfair.

On 15th January 1812 [his father] William Cavendish (age 29) died.

In 1829 [his brother] William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 20) and [his sister-in-law] Blanche Georgiana Howard (age 16) were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 55) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 45). They were second cousins.

On 4th May 1834 [his grandfather] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 80) died. His grandson [his brother] William (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Burlington.

After 4th May 1834 George Henry Cavendish (age 23) was elected MP North Derbyshire succeededing his older brother [his brother] William (age 26) when William succeeded his grandfather [his grandfather] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (deceased) as Earl Burlington. He held the seat until his death in 1880.

On 4th July 1835 George Henry Cavendish (age 24) and Louisa Lascelles (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Henry Lascelles 2nd Earl Harewood (age 67) and Henrietta Sebright Countess Harewood.

On 24th May 1836 [his son] Henry George Cavendish was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 25) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 23).

On 18th July 1837 [his daughter] Alice Louisa Cavendish was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 26) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 24). She married 1863 her third cousin Algernon Fulke Leveson-Gower aka Egerton, son of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere, and had issue.

On 15th November 1838 [his son] James Charles Cavendish was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 28) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 26).

On 24th November 1841 [his father-in-law] Henry Lascelles 2nd Earl Harewood (age 73) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry (age 44) succeeded 3rd Earl Harewood in Yorkshire, 3rd Viscount Lascelles, 3rd Baron Harewood of Harewood in Yorkshire. Louisa Thynne Countess Harewood (age 40) by marriage Countess Harewood in Yorkshire.

On 12th December 1841 [his son] Arthur Cavendish was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 31) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 29).

On 6th November 1844 [his son] Walter Frederick Cavendish was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 34) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 32).

On 29th July 1846 [his daughter] Susan Henrietta Cavendish Viscountess Hampden was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 35) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 33). She married 14th April 1868 Henry Brand 2nd Viscount Hampden, son of Henry Brand 1st Viscount Hampden and Eliza Ellice, and had issue.

On 22nd February 1857 [his brother-in-law] Henry Lascelles 3rd Earl Harewood (age 59) died. His son Henry (age 32) succeeded 4th Earl Harewood in Yorkshire, 4th Viscount Lascelles, 4th Baron Harewood of Harewood in Yorkshire.

In 1858 George Henry Cavendish (age 47) was granted the rank and style of a younger son of a Duke by Royal Warrant.

On 18th January 1858 William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (age 67) died at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map]. His first cousin once removed [his brother] William (age 49) succeeded 7th Duke Devonshire, 10th Earl Devonshire, 10th Baron Cavendish Hardwick. Baron Clifford abeyant.

On 13th March 1858 [his son] Arthur Cavendish (age 16) died.

1860. Camille Silvy. Photograph of George Henry Cavendish (age 49), Samuel Gregson and Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant 1st Baron Penrhyn (age 59).

On 28th February 1860 George Henry Cavendish (age 49) raised the 9th (High Peak Rifles of Bakewell) Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps with Headquarters at Bakewell. This later became part of the 3rd Administrative Battalion of Derbyshire Volunteers under his command. He retired and became Honorary Colonel of the unit in 1867. It was later commanded by his son, [his son] James Charles Cavendish (age 21).

In 1863 [his son-in-law] Algernon Fulke Leveson-Gower aka Egerton (age 37) and [his daughter] Alice Louisa Cavendish (age 25) were married. He the son of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 60). They were third cousins.

On 9th November 1865 [his son] Henry George Cavendish (age 29) died. On 18th May 1891 [his nephew] Edward Cavendish (age 27) died. They were buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map].

Henry George Cavendish: On 24th May 1836 he was born to George Henry Cavendish and Louisa Lascelles.

Edward Cavendish: On 28th January 1838 he was born to William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire and Blanche Georgiana Howard at Marylebone. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.65%. On 3rd August 1865 Edward Cavendish and Emma Elizabeth Lascelles were married. He the son of William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire and Blanche Georgiana Howard. They were first cousins.

On 26th November 1866 [his son] Walter Frederick Cavendish (age 22) died.

On 14th April 1868 [his son-in-law] Henry Brand 2nd Viscount Hampden (age 26) and [his daughter] Susan Henrietta Cavendish Viscountess Hampden (age 21) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Hampden.

On 23rd September 1880 George Henry Cavendish (age 70) died at Ashford Hall, Ashford in the Water [Map]. He was buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map].

After 23rd September 1880. Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water [Map]. Memorial to George Henry Cavendish (deceased).

On 10th March 1886 [his former wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 73) died.