Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire
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His Grace The Duke of Devonshire KG MC PC DL |
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Portrait by Allan Warren
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| Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations | |
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In office 1962–1964 |
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| Prime Minister |
Harold Macmillan Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Lord Alport |
| Succeeded by | Cledwyn Hughes |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | |
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In office 1960–1962 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Richard Thompson |
| Succeeded by | John Tilney |
| Member of the House of Lords as Duke of Devonshire |
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In office 26 November 1950 – 11 November 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Cavendish |
| Succeeded by | House of Lords Act 1999 |
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| Born | 2 January 1920 London, England |
| Died | 3 May 2004 (aged 84) Chatsworth, Derbyshire |
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UKIP (2001–2004) None (1987–2001) Social Democratic (1981–87) Conservative (1950–81) National Liberal (1940s) |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Mitford |
| Children | 6, including Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Sophia Topley |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, KG, MC, PC, DL (2 January 1920 – 3 May 2004), styled Lord Andrew Cavendish until 1944 and Marquess of Hartington from 1944 to 1950, was a British Conservative and later Social Democratic Party politician. He was a minister in the government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (who was married to his aunt), but is best known for opening Chatsworth House to the public.
Cavendish was born to Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire and Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, the former Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Cavendish served in the British Army during World War II. Having attended an Officer Cadet Training Unit, he was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards as a second lieutenant on 2 November 1940. On 7 December 1944, while holding the rank of acting captain, he was awarded the Military Cross 'in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy'. The action took place on 27 July 1944 when his company was cut off for 36 hours in heavy combat near Strada, Italy. He held the rank of major at the end of the war.
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