William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1721 to 1729.
Portrait by George Knapton
Retuched Painting of Robert Walpole
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, was a British nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was swo
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
…1698 – 5 December 1755) was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1721 to 1729. Cavendish was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, and his wife, the Hon. Rachel Russell, and was known as Marquess of Hartington. Like his father, Lord Hartington was active in public life. He was…
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt