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William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (8 May 1720 – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain.
William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire (born 1720—died October 3, 1764, Spa, Liège, Austrian Netherlands [now in Belgium]) was the prime minister of Great Britain from November 1756 to May 1757, at the start of the Seven Years’ War.
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Learn about the short-lived Whig ministry of Devonshire, who was appointed Prime Minister in 1756 by George II at the suggestion of William Pitt. Find out his biography, family, political career and death.
Jan 14, 2015 · William Cavendish, fourth Duke of Devonshire, served as a stop-gap First Lord of the Treasury during a period of intense political crisis. He was born in 1720, the eldest son of...
William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, was a compromise choice as First Lord of the Treasury. His tenure coincided with a period of political infighting and external threat.
Learn about William Cavendish, the 4th Duke of Devonshire, who was a Whig politician and briefly Prime Minister of England. He inherited Lismore Castle, Bolton Abbey and other estates, and commissioned James Paine and Capability Brown to remodel Chatsworth.
Devonshire, William Cavendish, 4th duke of (1720–64). Cavendish came from a highly political Whig family. He entered Parliament at the age of 21 for Derbyshire, when his father was lord-lieutenant of Ireland, and supported the Pelhams.
