William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire



         


William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (ca. 1673 - 1729). He married The Hon. Rachel Russell (1674 - 1725), daughter of William, Lord Russell. One of their grandsons was the famous scientist Henry Cavendish who endowed the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. He served as Lord President of the Council from 1725 to 1729.



Preceded by:
The Duke of Devonshire
Lord Steward
1707–1710
Followed by:
The Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
Preceded by:
The Earl Poulett
Lord Steward
1714–1716
Followed by:
The Duke of Kent
Preceded by:
The Earl of Nottingham
Lord President of the Council
1716–1717
Followed by:
The Earl of Sunderland
Preceded by:
The Lord Carleton
Lord President of the Council
1725–1729
Followed by:
The Lord Trevor







  View Live Article   This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License