Lord Richard Cavendish (1871–1946)

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"North Lancashire"
Cavendish as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, April 1900

Lord Richard Frederick Cavendish,

JP (31 January 1871 – 7 January 1946), known as Richard Cavendish until 1908, was a British aristocrat, author, magistrate
, and politician.

Background and education

A prominent figure from the

Pitt Club.[2]

Political career

Cavendish was elected in the

Liberal Unionists to being a member of the Liberal Party in 1904. Therefore, he was one of the few Liberal MPs who lost their seat in the 1906 election. In December 1908 he was appointed chairman of the Royal Commission on Systems of Election, with the mandate "to secure a fully representative character for popularly elected legislative bodies" and "to consider whether, and how far, they, or any of them, are capable of application in this country in regard to the existing electorate". The commission reported in 1910, recommending the abolition of two member constituencies "as soon as possible"; this was implemented. The commission also recommended the adoption of an alternative vote system
, which was not implemented.

In 1911 Cavendish was on Prime Minister

freemason
and a keen golfer.

Family

Cavendish married Lady Moyra, daughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans, in 1895. They had two sons and five daughters. Ordinarily, as the male-line grandson of a duke he would not be entitled to use the prefix "Lord" before his Christian name, but because his elder brother Victor Cavendish, succeeded as the 9th Duke of Devonshire in 1908, he was elevated to the rank of a son of a duke along with his younger brother Lord John Cavendish. His grandson Lord Cavendish of Furness is third in line to succeed his cousin Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire as Duke of Devonshire after William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington and his son.

References

  1. ^ "Cavendish, Richard Frederick (CVNS889RF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ISBN 978-1-107-60006-5
    .

External links
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for North Lonsdale
1895 – 1906 		Succeeded by
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