George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington

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George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (31 March 1754 – 4 May 1834), known as Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was the third son of the 4th Duke of Devonshire and the former Lady Charlotte Boyle, a daughter of the 3rd Earl of Burlington (of the first creation).

His maternal grandfather was the 3rd and last Earl of Burlington of the first creation which title had become extinct on his death in 1753. On September 10, 1831 Cavendish was created Baron Cavendish of Keighley, in the County of York, and Earl of Burlington.

He married Lady Elizabeth Compton, a daughter of the 7th Earl of Northampton, on 27 February 1782 in London. They had at least eleven children of whom six children survived to adulthood:

• William Cavendish (10 Jan 1783–17 Jan 1812)
• George Henry Compton Cavendish (14 Oct 1784–22 Jan 1809)
• Elizabeth Dorothy Cavendish (12 June 1786-17 September 1786)
• Lady Anne Cavendish (11 Nov 1787–17 May 1871), married Lord Charles FitzRoy (politician), second son of the 4th Duke of Grafton
• Gen. Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish (5 Nov 1789–5 Apr 1873), married Sarah Fawkener, Frances Susan Lambton and Susanna Emma Byerlie
• Elizabeth Cavendish (13 Mar 1792-26 May 1794)
• The Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish (28 Aug 1793–10 Nov 1863), created Baron Chesham, married Lady Catherine Gordon, daughter of the 9th Marquess of Huntly
• Mary Louisa Cavendish (6 Mar 1795-7 Jun 1795)
• Lady Caroline Cavendish (5 Apr 1797–9 Jan 1867)
• Frederick Compton Cavendish (28 Oct 1801-27 Jan 1802)
• Charlotte Cavendish (23 Apr 1803-1 Jul 1803)

[edit] See also

• Earl of Burlington
• Duke of Devonshire
• Baron Clifford

[edit] References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy, Bt; Robert Walsingham	Member of Parliament for Knaresborough with Robert Walsingham 1775–1780	Succeeded by Robert Walsingham; Viscount Duncannon
Preceded by Lord Frederick Cavendish Daniel Parker Coke	Member of Parliament for Derby with Edward Coke 1780–1797	Succeeded by Edward Coke George Walpole
Preceded by Edward Miller Mundy Lord John Cavendish	Member of Parliament for Derbyshire (with Edward Miller Mundy) 1797–1800	Succeeded by (Parliament of Great Britain abolished)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by (self in Parliament of Great Britain)	Member of Parliament for Derbyshire (with Edward Miller Mundy, to 1822; Francis Mundy 1822–1831;Hon. George Venables-Vernon 1831) 1801–1831	Succeeded by Hon. George Venables-Vernon
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by New Creation	Earl of Burlington 1831–1834	Succeeded by William Cavendish