Lord George Henry Cavendish

Lord George Henry Cavendish (19 August 1810 – 23 September 1880, Ashford Hall, Derbyshire) was the second son of William Cavendish and Louisa O'Callaghan. He was known as George Henry Cavendish until 1858, when his brother succeeded as Duke of Devonshire and he was given precedence as the son of a duke by Royal Warrant of Precedence.

He replaced his older brother, William, as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Derbyshire when the latter succeeded their grandfather as Earl of Burlington. Cavendish would retain the seat until his death in 1880.

He married Louisa Lascelles, daughter of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood on 4 July 1835 and had six children:
*Henry George Cavendish (24 May 1836 – 9 November 1865)
*Alice Louisa Cavendish (London, 18 July 1837 – 28 March 1905), married Algernon Fulke Egerton and had issue
*James Charles Cavendish (London, 15 November 1838 – 12 July 1918)
*Arthur Cavendish (12 December 1841 – 13 March 1858)
*Walter Frederick Cavendish (6 November 1844 – 26 November 1866)
*Susan Henrietta Cavendish (London, 29 July 1846 – 16 October 1909, Cromer), married Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden and had issue

Ancestry

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1= 1. George Henry Cavendish
2= 2. William Cavendish
3= 3. Louisa O'Callaghan
4= 4. George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington
5= 5. Elizabeth Compton
6= 6. Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore
7= 7. Frances Ponsonby
8= 8. William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
9= 9. Charlotte Boyle, 6th Baroness Clifford
10= 10. Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton
11= 11. Ann Somerset
12= 12. Thomas O'Callaghan
13= 13. Sarah Davis
14= 14. John Ponsonby
15= 15. Elizabeth Cavendish
16= 16. William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
17= 17. Catherine Hoskins
18= 18. Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
19= 19. Dorothy Savile
20= 20. Charles Compton
21= 21. Mary Lucy
22= 22. Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort
23= 23. Elizabeth Berkeley
24= 24. Cornelius O'Callaghan
25= 25. Maria Jolley
26= 26. John Davis
28= 28. Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough
29= 29. Sarah Margetson
30= 30. William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (= 16)
31= 31. Catherine Hoskins (= 17)

References

* [http://thepeerage.com/p980.htm#i9795 thePeerage.com]
* [http://worldroots.com/foundation/britain/johncavendishdesc3.htm Leo van de Pas genealogies]