Charles Compton William CAVENDISH, 3rd Baron Chesham

1850 - 1907  (56 years)

• Name	Charles Compton William CAVENDISH  [1, 2]
  Suffix	3rd Baron Chesham
  Birth	13 Dec 1850	Burlington House, Westminster, London, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Style	Between 1863 and 1882  [3]
  	The Honourable Charles Cavendish
  Census	1881	Branksome Tower, Parish of Kinson, Dorset, England   [4]
  	Enumerated in household of Hugh Grosvenor (age 55), now widowed, were his daughter Beatrice (age 22) her husband Charles. C. Cavendish (age 30), his other children, Arthur (age 20), Henry (age 19), Robert (age 12), Margaret (age 7) and Gerald (age 6). Hugh was described as "Master of the House". Role: son-in-law
  Educated	Eton College, Berkshire, England   [2]
  Served	Between 1901 and 1907  [2]
  	a Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales (later King George V)
  Occupation	a British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician
  Death	9 Nov 1907	near Daventry, Northamptonshire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I119540	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	William George CAVENDISH, 2nd Baron Chesham,   b. 29 Oct 1815   d. 26 Jun 1882, Latimer House, Latimer, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Henrietta Frances LASCELLES,   b. 1830   d. 21 May 1884 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1849  [1]
  Family ID	F37975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Beatrice Constance GROSVENOR,   b. 14 Nov 1858   d. 12 Jan 1911 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	1877  [5]
  	Charles was her stepmother's brother.
  Children	1. 2nd Lieutenant the Honourable Charles William Hugh CAVENDISH,   b. 13 Sep 1878   d. 11 Jun 1900 (Age 21 years)   2. Lilah Constance CAVENDISH,   b. 20 Mar 1884   d. 27 Apr 1944 (Age 60 years)   3. Honourable Marjorie Beatrice CAVENDISH,   b. 18 Sep 1888   d. 2 Jul 1897 (Age 8 years)   4. John Compton CAVENDISH, 4th Baron Chesham,   b. 13 Jun 1894   d. 26 Apr 1952 (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F37979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2025

  
  

• Photos

  Lord_Chesham_Vanity_Fair_1900-03-15 (1) Lord Chesham, caricature in Vanity Fair, March 1900. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19590] Debrett's Illustrated Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. [S19592] Wikipedia - Charles Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham. [S19591] Wikipedia - William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham. [S19840] 1881 England Census. [S19696] Wikipedia - Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster.