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Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, KG, GCVO, PC, PC (Ire), FRS (23 July 1833 – 24 March 1908), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman.
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of Devonshire was a British statesman whose opposition to the Irish Home Rule policy of his own Liberal Party caused him to assume (1886) the leadership of the Liberal Unionist Party and to become increasingly identified with the Conservatives.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The 8th Duke of Devonshire was a statesman who served in Parliament for more than fifty years. A significant figure in the Liberal Party, he played a leading role in the cabinets of Gladstone and later Liberal governments as the Marquess of Hartington.
28 de abr. de 2022 · About Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire. "Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCVO, PC, PC (Ire) (23 July 1833 – 24 March 1908), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman.
- Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
- July 23, 1833
- Belgrave Square, London, Middlesex, England
- March 24, 1908
He became 8th duke of Devonshire (1891) and in 1893 moved the rejection of the second home rule bill in the lords. In 1895 he became lord lieutenant of Co. Waterford, and was lord president of the council (1895–1903) in the conservative-led government.
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This collection of political and personal correspondence largely comprises letters to and from Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (SCC), 1833-1908, and fellow politicians, royalty, family members and other associates between 1841 and 1908.
