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Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCMG, GCVO, TD, PC, JP, FRS (31 May 1868 – 6 May 1938), known as Victor Cavendish until 1908, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada.
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, Governor General of Canada (1916–21) and politician (born 31 May 1868 in London, United Kingdom; died 6 May 1938 in Derbyshire, United Kingdom).
The 9th Duke of Devonshire was a keen politician and MP from 1891. For a time, he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Governor-General of Canada. Victor married Lady Evelyn Fitzmaurice, daughter of the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne.
On 24 March 1908 he succeeded his uncle, Spencer Compton Cavendish, as 9th Duke of Devonshire and took his place in the House of Lords.
- Robert Craig Brown
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, known as Victor Cavendish until 1908, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada.
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire. (1868-1938), Politician, Governor-General of Canada. Sitter in 17 portraits. Cavendish entered Parliament as a Liberal Unionist MP in 1891, where he was the youngest member of the House of Commons.
VICTOR CHRISTIAN WILLIAM CAVENDISH, ninth Duke of Devonshire, born on 31 May 1868, was the eldest son of Lord Edward Cavendish, brother of the eighth Duke. While he was still a young man it became clear that. he would succeed to the dukedom with its heavy responsibilities, and. throughout his education this prospect was kept in view.
