Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Duke
politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:birthDate 1833-07-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Compton_Place,_Eastbourne,_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1908-03-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Canterbury,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_Cavendish,_7th_Duke_of_Devonshire
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Knight_of_the_Garter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter
gptkb:Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Blanche_Cavendish,_Countess_of_Burlington
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor Opposition to Irish Home Rule
Leadership in the Liberal Unionist Party
gptkbp:parliamentaryService gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_North_Lancashire
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Radnor_Boroughs
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_West_Derbyshire
gptkbp:party gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Unionist_Party
gptkbp:portrait Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire by Leslie Ward.jpg
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_India
gptkb:British_peer
gptkb:Lord_President_of_the_Council
gptkb:President_of_the_Board_of_Trade
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_War
gptkb:Postmaster_General
gptkb:Chancellor_of_the_University_of_Cambridge
Leader of the Liberal Party
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Devonshire_House,_London
Chatsworth House
gptkbp:signature Spencer Compton Cavendish signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Louise_von_Alten
gptkbp:title gptkb:Lord_Cavendish_of_Keighley
gptkb:8th_Duke_of_Devonshire
gptkb:Marquess_of_Hartington
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Devonshire_House,_London,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6