Editing Duke of Devonshire (section)

===Other notable members of the Cavendish family===
Numerous other members of the Cavendish family have also gained distinction. [[Lord Henry Cavendish]] (1673–1700), second son of the first Duke, was Member of Parliament for [[Derby (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby]]. [[Lord James Cavendish (died 1751)|Lord James Cavendish]] (died 1751), third son of the first Duke, also represented this constituency in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. [[Lord Charles Cavendish]] (1704–1783), second son of the second Duke, was a politician and scientist. His son [[Henry Cavendish]] (1731–1810) was an influential scientist noted for his discovery of [[hydrogen]]. [[Lord James Cavendish (d. 1741)|Lord James Cavendish]] (1701–1741), third son of the second Duke, was a soldier and briefly represented [[Malton (UK Parliament constituency)|Malton]] in Parliament. [[Lord George Cavendish (d. 1794)|Lord George Cavendish]] (died 1794), second son of the third Duke, was a long-standing Member of Parliament and served as [[Comptroller of the Household]] from 1761 to 1762. [[Lord Frederick Cavendish (soldier)|Lord Frederick Cavendish]], third son of the third Duke, was a [[Field Marshal (UK)|Field Marshal]] in the Army. [[Lord John Cavendish]], fourth son of the third Duke, was a politician and served as [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] in 1782 and 1783.

[[Image:Chatsworth showing hunting tower.jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[Chatsworth House]], the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Devonshire]]
[[Lord Richard Cavendish (1752–1781)|Lord Richard Cavendish]], second son of the fourth Duke, represented [[Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancaster]] and [[Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Derbyshire]] in the House of Commons. [[Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland|Lady Dorothy Cavendish]], daughter of the fourth Duke, married Prime Minister [[William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland]] (who assumed the additional surname of Cavendish). [[Sir Augustus Clifford, 1st Baronet|Augustus Clifford]], illegitimate son by the fifth Duke and his mistress and later second wife [[Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire|Elizabeth Hervey]], was a naval commander and was created a baronet in 1838 (see [[Clifford baronets]]). [[William Cavendish (1783–1812)|William Cavendish]], eldest son of the first Earl of Burlington and father of the seventh Duke, represented [[Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Aylesbury]] and Derby in Parliament. [[George Henry Compton Cavendish]], second son of the first Earl of Burlington, was Member of Parliament for Aylesbury. The Hon. [[Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish]], third son of the first Earl of Burlington, was a [[general]] in the Army. The Hon. [[Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham|Charles Compton Cavendish]], fourth son of the first Earl of Burlington, was created [[Baron Chesham]] in 1858.

[[Lord Frederick Cavendish]], third son of the seventh Duke, was a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician. He had just been appointed [[Chief Secretary for Ireland]] in 1882 when he was assassinated by nationalists in [[Phoenix Park]], [[Dublin]]. His wife [[Lucy Cavendish|Lady Frederick (Lucy) Cavendish]] was a pioneer of women's education. [[Lord Edward Cavendish]], fourth and youngest son of the seventh Duke, sat as Member of Parliament for several constituencies. His second son [[Lord Richard Cavendish (1871–1946)|Lord Richard Cavendish]] represented [[North Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency)|North Lonsdale]] in Parliament. In 1911 he was one of the proposed recipients of peerages in case the Bill that was to become the [[Parliament Act 1911]] was not accepted by the House of Lords. His grandson [[Hugh Cavendish, Baron Cavendish of Furness|Hugh Cavendish]] was created a [[life peer]] as Baron Cavendish of Furness in 1990. [[Lady Dorothy Macmillan|Lady Dorothy Cavendish]], daughter of the ninth Duke, was the wife of Prime Minister [[Harold Macmillan]].