Lord Charles Cavendish

Lord Charles Cavendish FRS (d. April 28, 1783) was a British nobleman, Whig politician and scientist. A younger son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, he entered the House of Commons in 1725 for Heytesbury, and would remain a member in various seats until 1741, when he turned the "family seat" of Derbyshire over to his nephew William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington.

He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1757 by the Royal Society (of which he was vice-president) for his work in the development of thermometers which recorded the maximum and minimum temperatures they had reached.

He married Lady Ann Grey (d. September 20, 1733), daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, on January 9, 1727. They had two children:

Henry Cavendish (10 October 1731 – 10 March 1810), the renowned scientist
Frederick Cavendish (b. bef. 1733)

Preceded by Pierce A'Court	Member for Heytesbury 1725–1727	Succeeded by Horatio Townshend
Preceded by Charles Montagu The Lord Carpenter	Member for Westminster 1727–1734 with William Clayton	Succeeded by William Clayton Sir Charles Wager
Preceded by Godfrey Clarke Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Bt	Member for Derbyshire 1734–1741 with Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Bt	Succeeded by Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Bt Marquess of Hartington

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