Lord Frederick Cavendish
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The Right Honourable Lord Frederick Cavendish PC |
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Lord Frederick Cavendish by John D. Miller,
published 1883 (after Sir William Blake Richmond, exh. RA 1874) |
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| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
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In office 6 May 1882 – 6 May 1882 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | William Edward Forster |
| Succeeded by | George Trevelyan |
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| Born |
30 November 1836 Compton Place, Eastbourne, Sussex |
| Died | 6 May 1882 (aged 45) Phoenix Park, Dublin |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Lucy Lyttelton (1841–1925) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish PC (30 November 1836 – 6 May 1882) was an English Liberal politician and protégé of the Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone. Cavendish was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in May 1882 but was murdered only hours after his arrival in Dublin, a victim of the politically motivated Phoenix Park murders.
Born at Compton Place, Eastbourne, Sussex, Cavendish was the second son of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, by his wife Lady Blanche Howard, fourth daughter of George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, and the brother of Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, who had also been Chief Secretary. Cavendish, after being educated at home, matriculated in 1855 at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1858, and then served as a cornet with the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry cavalry.
From 1859 to 1864 Cavendish was private secretary to Lord Granville. He travelled in the United States during 1859 and 1860, and in Spain in 1860. He was elected to parliament as a Liberal for the Northern Division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 15 July 1865, and retained that office until his death. After serving as private secretary to the prime minister, William Ewart Gladstone, from July 1872 to August 1873 he became a junior Lord of the Treasury, and held office until the resignation of the ministry. He was Financial Secretary to the Treasury from April 1880 to May 1882, when soon after the resignation of William Edward Forster, Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, he was appointed to succeed him.
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