Lord Richard Cavendish (19 June 1752 – 7 September 1781) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the second son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Charlotte.[1]

Cavendish was educated in Hackney and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]

In 1773, he entered the House of Commons as MP for Lancaster after winning a by-election on 15 September following the death of the incumbent Francis Reynolds. At this time, he moved to No. 1 Savile Row, London, where he resided until 1781.[1][2] He was one of the few attendees at his brother Devonshire's wedding in 1774.[1][2] In 1778 and 1779, he served with the navy as a gentleman volunteer.[3] In 1781, he went abroad in hopes of recovering his failing health; but he continued to decline and died unmarried in Naples.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1128. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Namier, Lewis; Brooke, John (1985). The House of Commons 1754-1790. Boydell & Brewer. p. 20. ISBN 9780436304200. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "CAVENDISH, Lord Richard (1752-81)". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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