William CAVENDISH, 2nd Earl of Burlington, 7th Duke of Devonshire

1808 - 1891  (83 years)

• Name	William CAVENDISH  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	2nd Earl of Burlington, 7th Duke of Devonshire
  Birth	27 Apr 1808  [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Alma Mater	Trinity College, Cambridge, England   [4]
  Style	Between 1831 and 1834  [4]
  	Lord Cavendish of Keighley
  Style	Between 1834 and 1858  [4]
  	Earl of Burlington
  Occupation	a British aristocrat, landowner, property developer, industrialist, benefactor and prominent politician  [4]
  Death	21 Dec 1891	Holker Hall, Cartmel, Cumbria, England   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Burial	St. Peter's Church, Edensor, Derbyshire, England   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I119516	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	William CAVENDISH,   b. 10 Jan 1783   d. 17 Jan 1812, Holker Park, Lancashire, England (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Honourable Louisa O'CALLAGHAN   d. 1863
  Marriage	18 Jul 1807  [1]
  Family ID	F37968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Blanche Georgiana HOWARD, Countess of Burlington,   b. 11 Jan 1812   d. 27 Apr 1840, near Wantage, Oxfordshire, England (Age 28 years)
  Children	1. Lord William CAVENDISH, Lord Cavendish of Keighley,   b. 8 Oct 1831   d. 15 May 1834 (Age 2 years)   2. Spencer CAVENDISH, 8th Duke Of Devonshire,   b. 23 Jul 1833, Cartmel, Cumbria, England d. 24 Mar 1908, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England (Age 74 years)   3. Lady Louisa Caroline CAVENDISH,   b. 1835   d. 21 Sep 1907 (Age 72 years)   4. Rt. Hon. Lord Frederick Charles CAVENDISH,   b. 30 Nov 1836, Compton Place, Eastbourne, Sussex, England d. 6 May 1882, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland (Age 45 years)   5. Lord Edward CAVENDISH,   b. 28 Jan 1838, Marylebone, London, England d. 18 May 1891, Marylebone, London, England (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F37813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2024

  
  

• Photos		William_Cavendish,_7th_Duke_of_Devonshire_by_Barraud,_c1880s (1) William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1808-1891). Courtesy of Wikipedia.
  		William_Cavendish,_7th_Duke_of_Devonshire_by_Barraud,_c1880s William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1808-1891). Courtesy of Wikipedia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19582] Wikipedia - William Cavendish (MP for Derby). [S19496] Wikipedia - Lord Frederick Cavendish. [S19357] Wikipedia - Georgiana Howard, Countess of Carlisle. [S19583] Wikipedia - William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire. [S19497] Wikipedia - William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire. [S19584] Wikipedia - Blanche Cavendish, Countess of Burlington.