James Cavendish (MP for Derby)
Lord James Cavendish FRS (bef. 1707 – 14 December 1751) of Staveley Hall, Derbyshire was a British nobleman and politician who sat in the English House of Commons between 1701 and 1707 and in the British House of Commons between 1707 and 1742.
Cavendish was the third son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Butler.
He sat as Member of Parliament for Derby between 1701 and 1702, 1705 and 1707, 1707 and 1710, [1] and from 1715 to 1742. That year he was appointed Auditor of Foreign Accounts or Imposts in Ireland, and did not stand again for Derby at the ensuing by-election.[2]
He married Anne Yale (d. 1734), daughter of Elihu Yale, and had two children:
- William Cavendish (d. July 1751), married Barbara Chandler, no issue; his widow married secondly John Fitzwilliam
- Elizabeth Cavendish, married Richard Chandler in February 1722
As his only son predeceased him by a few months, his heir was his son-in-law Richard Chandler, who subsequently adopted the name of Cavendish.[3]
References
- ↑ "CAVENDISH, Lord James (c.1678-1751), of Staveley, Derbys. and Latimer, Bucks". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ "CAVENDISH, Lord James (aft.1673-1751), of Staveley, Derbys". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ Deed Poll Office: Private Act of Parliament 1751 (25 Geo. 2). c. 28
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Lord Henry Cavendish George Vernon |
Member of Parliament for Derby 1701–1702 With: Sir Charles Pye 1701 John Harpur 1701–1702 |
Succeeded by John Harpur Thomas Stanhope |
| Preceded by John Harpur Thomas Stanhope |
Member of Parliament for Derby 1705–1707 With: Sir Thomas Parker |
Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of England |
Member of Parliament for Derby 1707–1710 With: Sir Thomas Parker 1707–1710 Richard Pye 1710 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Levinge, Bt John Harpur |
| Preceded by Edward Mundy Nathaniel Curzon |
Member of Parliament for Derby 1715–1742 With: William Stanhope 1715–1722, 1727–1730 Thomas Bayley 1722–1727 Charles Stanhope 1730–1736 John Stanhope 1736–1742 |
Succeeded by John Stanhope Viscount Duncannon |
