Charles Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham
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| Master of the Buckhounds | |
| In office 1 November 1900 – 1901 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Coventry |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1850 Brigadier general |
| Unit | Imperial Yeomanry Coldstream Guards 10th Royal Hussars 16th Lancers |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War |
Charles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham,
Early life
A member of the Cavendish family headed by the Duke of Devonshire, Chesham was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham and his wife Henrietta Frances Lascelles, daughter of William Lascelles. He was educated at Eton College.[1]
Political career
Lord Chesham took his seat in the
In November 1900, he was appointed
Military career
He entered the Coldstream Guards in 1870. Three years later, he joined the 10th Royal Hussars as a captain, and 1878 joined the 16th Lancers.[1] Chesham held an appointment as lieutenant colonel of the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry from 1889. In January 1900 he was appointed in command of the 10th battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry (which included companies from Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire), serving in the Second Boer War,[5] and received the temporary rank of colonel in the army.[6] He left Southampton on board the SS Norman in early February 1900,[7] and arrived in South Africa the following month.
Later that year, he was promoted to
Lord Chesham was appointed to
Family
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Lord Chesham married, in 1877, his second cousin Lady Beatrice Constance Grosvenor (1858–1911), second daughter of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster. They had two sons and two daughters:[14]
- 2nd Lieutenant the Honourable Charles William Hugh Cavendish (13 September 1878 – 11 June 1900), in the 17th Lancers, killed in action near Pretoria during the Second Boer War
- Honourable Lilah Constance Cavendish Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller, 3rd Baronet (1876–1956), mother of Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne
- Honourable Marjorie Beatrice Cavendish (18 September 1888 – 2 July 1897)
- John Compton Cavendish, 4th Baron Chesham(13 June 1894 – 26 April 1952)
Lady Chesham joined her husband in South Africa in April 1900, travelling there on the
Lord Chesham was killed in November 1907 a after a fox-hunting accident near
References
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Lord Chesham". The Times. 11 November 1907. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 27243". The London Gazette. 2 November 1900. p. 6689.
- ^ "No. 27338". The London Gazette. 26 July 1901. p. 4919.
- ^ "No. 27378". The London Gazette. 19 November 1901. p. 7472.
- ^ "No. 27155". The London Gazette. 19 January 1900. p. 362.
- ^ "No. 27156". The London Gazette. 23 January 1900. p. 428.
- ^ "The War – Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36063. London. 12 February 1900. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2696.
- ^ "No. 27427". The London Gazette. 22 April 1902. p. 2689.
- ^ "The War – movements of troops". The Times. No. 36672. 23 January 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 27428". The London Gazette. 25 April 1902. p. 2794.
- ^ "No. 27417". The London Gazette. 18 March 1902. p. 1887.
- ^ Statue with Grade II Listed Building status Heritage Gateway website
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "The War – Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36093. 19 March 1900. p. 9. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 27330". The London Gazette. 5 July 1901. p. 4469.
- ^ "Court circular". The Times. No. 36641. 18 December 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.