Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spencer_Cavendish,_8th_Duke_of_Devonshire
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Duke
politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:birthDate 1833-07-23
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Spencer_Compton_Cavendish
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Compton_Place,_Eastbourne,_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Peter's_Church,_Edensor
gptkbp:coatOfArms Arms of the Duke of Devonshire.svg
gptkbp:deathDate 1908-03-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Canterbury,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_Cavendish,_7th_Duke_of_Devonshire
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:GCVO
PC
KG
TD
His Grace
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Blanche_Cavendish,_Countess_of_Burlington
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor Leadership in the Liberal Unionist split
Opposition to Irish Home Rule
Service in multiple British cabinets
gptkbp:parliamentaryService gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_North_Lancashire
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Radnor_Boroughs
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_West_Derbyshire
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Unionist_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_India
gptkb:Lord_President_of_the_Council
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_War
gptkb:Chancellor_of_the_University_of_Cambridge
Leader of the Liberal Party
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Leader of the Liberal Unionist Party
gptkbp:signature Spencer Cavendish signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Louise_von_Alten
gptkbp:title gptkb:8th_Duke_of_Devonshire
gptkb:Marquess_of_Hartington
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4