Member of Parliament1857
Elected Member of Parliament
Historical person
Spencer Cavendish Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Spencer Cavendish, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
12 records1857–19039 events1 places
Chronological biography
1857
1866
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies1866
Appointed Secretary of State for War, 1st term
1868
Postmaster General1868
Appointed Postmaster General
1870
Chief Secretary1870
Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland
1874
Party Leader1874
Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party
1880
Party Leader1880
Declines an offer to become Prime Minister
Secretary of State for India1880
Appointed Secretary of State for India
1882
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies1882
Appointed Secretary of State for War, 2nd term
1886
Prime Minister of Great Britain1886
Declines an offer to become Prime Minister
1895
President of the Council1895
Appointed President of the Council, 1st term
1902
President of the Council1902
Appointed President of the Council, 2nd term
1903
Resignation of Spencer Cavendish1903
As a free trader opposes tariff reform
Titles and roles
Duke · Duke · Chief Secretary · Duke · Member of Parliament · Duke · Party Leader of LP · Duke · Postmaster General · Duke · President of Great Britain · Duke · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · Duke · Secretary State for India
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.