Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Cavendish, Spencer Compton, Marquis of Hartington
Cavendish, Spencer Compton, Marquis of Hartington, created D.C.L. 26 June, 1878; M.P. Rossendale Division North-East Lancashire since Nov., 1885, North Lancashire 1857-68, Radnor district 1869-80, North-East Lancashire 1880-5, a lord of the Admiralty March and April, 1863, under secretary for War 1863-6, secretary of state for War Feb. to July, 1866, and 1882-5, postmaster-general 1868-71, chief secretary Ireland 1871-4, secretary of state India 1880-2, born 23 July, 1833. See Foster's Peerage, D. Devonshire.