He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Knaresborough between 1775 and 1780.
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Derby between 1780 and 1796.1
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Derbyshire between 1797 and 1831.1
He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on 2 June 1811.
He was created 1st Baron Cavendish of Keighley, co. York [U.K.] on 10 September 1831.
He was created 1st Earl of Burlington [U.K.] on 10 September 1831.
George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington was born on 21 March 1754. He was the son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, Baroness Clifford.
He married Lady Elizabeth Compton, daughter of Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton and Lady Ann Somerset, on 27 February 1782 at Trinity Chapel, Compton Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, England.
He died on 4 May 1834 at age 80 at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, England. He was buried at All Saints Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England.
His will was probated in June 1834.
Children of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington and Lady Elizabeth Compton are:
Lady Caroline Cavendish d. 9 Jan 1867
Hon. William Cavendish b. 10 Jan 1783, d. 15 Jan 1812
George Henry Compton Cavendish b. 14 Oct 1784, d. 22 Jan 1809
Lady Anne Cavendish b. 11 Nov 1787, d. 27 May 1871
General Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish b. 5 Nov 1789, d. 5 Apr 1873
Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham b. 28 Aug 1793, d. 10 Nov 1863
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Knaresborough between 1775 and 1780.
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Derby between 1780 and 1796.1
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Derbyshire between 1797 and 1831.1
He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on 2 June 1811.
He was created 1st Baron Cavendish of Keighley, co. York [U.K.] on 10 September 1831.
He was created 1st Earl of Burlington [U.K.] on 10 September 1831.
George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington was born on 21 March 1754. He was the son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, Baroness Clifford.
He married Lady Elizabeth Compton, daughter of Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton and Lady Ann Somerset, on 27 February 1782 at Trinity Chapel, Compton Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, England.
He died on 4 May 1834 at age 80 at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, England. He was buried at All Saints Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England.
His will was probated in June 1834.
Children of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington and Lady Elizabeth Compton are:
Lady Caroline Cavendish d. 9 Jan 1867
Hon. William Cavendish b. 10 Jan 1783, d. 15 Jan 1812
George Henry Compton Cavendish b. 14 Oct 1784, d. 22 Jan 1809
Lady Anne Cavendish b. 11 Nov 1787, d. 27 May 1871
General Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish b. 5 Nov 1789, d. 5 Apr 1873
Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham b. 28 Aug 1793, d. 10 Nov 1863
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