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DEVONSHIRE. 117 the Pelhnm ministry ho retired from the Court in 1749. He m. 27 March 1718, Catherine, da. ami h. of John Hoski.ns, of Oxted, eo. Surrey, by Catherine, da. of William Half, of Kings Waldcn, Hurts, lie d. 5 Dec. 1755, and wag Sot. at All Saints, Derby. Will pr. 30 May 1756. (*) Ilia widow if. 8 May 1777. Her will p. 17 May 1777. Dukedom. 1 J t ;1 ,„1 f t WlLEIAM (Cavendish), Dkke OF Jr ! Devonshire, Marqiess or Hartinoton', SC., 1st s. and I 17 r ) r > • 1720 ; slylcd Marquess of HaBUNOTOH, 1729-50 ; Earldom. f M.l'. for Derbyshire. 1741-51. Having M. 28 March xtttj 17 IS, at Lady Burlington's house in Pall Mall, St. James W'esttn., Charlotte Elizabeth, tuo jure Baroxess CLIFFORD, only surv. da. and h. of Hiehard (Bovle), Earl of BitbUNOTON, &c, (See fuller particulars under " CUFFOBD " Barony, a: 162S) he acquired the immense estates of that family in Yorkshire, Sec, and in co. Cork, &C., in Ireland, and greatly increased his political importance. She, who was b. 27 Oct. and i.tyj. 24 Nov. 1731, at Chi-wiek, co. Mid*, d. at Uppingham, co. Holland, 8, and was bar, 24 Deo. 1754, at All Saints', Dei by. lie was Bum. to Pari. 13 June 1751, in his father's Barony as 1.0111) CAVKNDISH UF HAHDWICK ; P.C., 1751; Master of the Horse, 1751-55 ; Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Gov. of eo. Cork 1751 till his death; Chief Gov. (Lord I.ieut.) OS Ireland, March 1 755 to Nov. 17r,ii ; one of the Lords Ju.-ticcs of Regency for the realm April 1755 ; sue. hiB father. 1750, as Lord Lieut, co. Dei by j and ou'lC Nov. 1750, to 2 July 1757 was First Lord of the Trcasurv and PRU1K Minister owing to Pitt's then refusal to serve under the Duke of N ewcastle ; el. and inv. K.G. IS Nov. 175G ; inst. 29 March 1757. Lord Chamberlain of the Household, 1757-02 ; F.H.S., &c. He d. at Spa, in Germany, 2 Oct. 1701, aged but 44, and was Un: at All Saints', Derby. Will pr. 1704. Dukedom. ") j nm i ,9. William (Cavendish), Duke op y Devonshire, Marquess of IIartinuton, &c, 1st s. and ! ,~ r . h., h. 14 Dec. 174S, styled Marquess of Hahtington till Earldom. f A ' 0 *' 17«4 ; sue. his mother, 8 Dec. 1754, as LORD ,y CLIFFORD. At the Coronation of George HI, 22 Sep. j 1701, he was one of the six eldest sons of Peers who supported the train ; Lcrd High Treasurer of Ireland and Gov. of co. Cork, 1776 ; Col. in the army, during service, 1779 ; el. and inv. K.G., 19 April 1782; inst. 29 May IS01 ; Lord Lieut, of co. Derby, 17S2 ; OP. D.C.L. of Oxford, 3 July, 1793. He lit. firstly 5 June 1774, Georgian.!, 1st da. of John (SpRHCBR), 1st Earl SpkNCBB, by Margaret-Georgiana, 1st da. of the I?t. Hon. Stephen Poyxtz. She, who was h. 9 June 1757, was well known as a leader of the fashion, a beauty, and a strong politician.^) She (/. 30 March 1S06, at Devonshire House, Piccadilly, and was bur. at All Saints', Derby. He in. secondly 19 Oct. 1809, at his own house at Chiswick, Midx., Elizabeth, widow of John Thomas (») According to Lord Waldcgrave's " Memoirs " he was " Plain in hia manners, negligent in his dress." () Wraxall's " Memoirs " are full of notices about her. In vol. iii, pp. 343-344 he says this charming person " (who married at 17) "for her beauty, accomplishments and the decided part which she took against the ministers of her day may be aptly compared to the Duehesse de Longueville." In vol. v, pp. 36S-372 he enumerates the various ladies to whom the Prince of Wales (George IV) was attached, commencing with (1) Mrs. Robinson (" Perdita ") (2) Lady Augusta Campbell (3) Lady Melbourne to whom (4) succeeded " The Duchess of Devonshire, but of what nature was that attachment must remain a matter of conjecture. I know, however, that during her pregnancy in 1785, I1.II.H. manifested so much anxiety and made such frequent morning visits on horseback to Wimbledon as to give umbrage to her brother Lord Spencer and even, it was supposed, to excite some emotion in the phlegmatic bosom of the Duke her husband." Her canvassing for Fox at the Westminster election of 1784, exchanging kisses for promises of votes, is well known. So are, deservedly, the beautiful pictures of her by Reynolds, Gainsborough (with hat and feather), Kaullinau, &q.