8th Duke of Devonshire
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The 8th Duke of Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, was a prominent 19th-century British statesman and aristocrat who held senior political offices including Leader of the Liberal Party and later the Liberal Unionists.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 8th Duke of Devonshire canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British aristocrat
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British statesman ⓘ Liberal Unionist politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1833-07-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Holker Hall
NERFINISHED
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Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1908-03-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Cannes
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| familyName | Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Most Honourable ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
FRS
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KG ⓘ PC ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords ⓘ Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Liberal Unionist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Blanche Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading role in the Liberal Unionist split over Irish Home Rule ⓘ |
| ordinalInTitle | 8th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Liberal Unionist group in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
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Chancellor of the University of Leeds ⓘ Chancellor of the University of Manchester ⓘ Leader of the Liberal Party ⓘ Leader of the Liberal Unionists ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord President of the Council ⓘ Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh ⓘ Secretary of State for India NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Chatsworth House
NERFINISHED
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Devonshire House, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Lord Edward Cavendish
NERFINISHED
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Lord Frederick Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Louise Frederica Augusta von Alten
NERFINISHED
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Louise, Duchess of Manchester and later Duchess of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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