William Cavendish Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Cavendish, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

6 records1694–17576 events1 places

Chronological biography

1694

Peerage1694

House / House of Cavendish · Duke · Devonshire

Created Duke of Devonshire, 4th

1720

Birth of William Cavendish1720

House / House of Cavendish · Duke

Birth of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

1741

Member of Parliament1741

Politics / Whig Party · Duke · Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament

1755

Lord Lieutenant1755

Politics / Whig Party · Duke · Lord Lieutenant

Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

1756

Prime Minister of Great Britain16 November 1756

Government / Whig Party Government · Duke · Prime Minister of Great Britain

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1757

Lord Chamberlain1757

Government / Whig Party Government · Duke · Lord Chamberlain

Appointed Lord Chamberlain

Titles and roles

Duke · Duke · Lord Chamberlain · Duke · Lord Lieutenant · Duke · Member of Parliament · Duke · Prime Minister of Great Britain

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.