Elizabeth Livingston Cavendish-Bentinck
| Elizabeth Livingston Cavendish-Bentinck | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Elizabeth Livingston August 12, 1855 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | 4 November 1943 (aged 88) London, England |
| Spouse(s) | George Cavendish-Bentinck (m. 1880; his death 1909) |
| Children | Mary A. Cavendish-Bentinck Ruth E. Cavendish-Bentinck |
| Parent(s) | Maturin Livingston, Jr. Ruth Baylies |
| Relatives |
Maturin Livingston (grandfather) Venetia James (sister-in-law) Ogden Mills (brother-in-law) |
Elizabeth Livingston Cavendish-Bentinck (August 12, 1855 – November 4, 1943), was an American born member of the Livingston family who married a British Member of Parliament from the Cavendish-Bentinck family and was a prominent member of New York Society during the Gilded Age.
Elizabeth was born in Newport, Rhode Island on August 12, 1855. She was the daughter of Ruth Baylies (1817–1918) and Maturin Livingston, Jr. (1815–1888). Her parents lived at the former home of her paternal grandfather, Maturin Livingston (1769–1847), a prominent lawyer and politician from New York, in Staatsburg, New York. Elizabeth had a twin sister, Ruth T. Livingston (1855–1920), who was the wife of Ogden Mills (1856–1929), and the mother of Ogden Livingston Mills, the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
In 1899, her cousin, Louisa Matilda Livingston, who was married to Elbridge T. Gerry, the grandson of grandson of U.S. Vice President Elbridge Gerry, gave a reception and dance in honor of their eldest daughter, Mary, in advance of her presentation the following spring at the Court of St. James and subsequent debut in London Society. The event was also the debut of Gerry's son, Peter Robert Goelet Gerry (1879–1957).
In 1904, while renting Highcliffe Castle, the Cavendish-Bentinck's were host to King Edward VII, in Christchurch.
Elizabeth was included on Ward McAllister's list of New York's social elite during the Gilded Age, known as "The Four Hundred", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times She was known for being one of the many well-known transatlantic marriages between American heiresses and members of the British Peerage.
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