Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham (28 August 1793 – 12 November 1863) was a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
LiberalThe Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the mid 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become...
politician.
Cavendish was the fourth son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington, third son of the former
Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom and the Head of Her Majesty's Government...
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC , styled Lord Cavendish before 1729 and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman who was briefly titular Prime Minister of Great Britain.-Early career:He was elected MP for Derbyshire in 1741 and 1747, but left the...
, and his wife Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, daughter of the architect
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of CorkRichard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork PC , born in Yorkshire, England was the son of Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Earl of Cork...
. His mother was Lady Elizabeth Compton, daughter of
Charles Compton, 7th Earl of NorthamptonCharles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton was a British peer.The son of Hon. Charles Compton, in turn younger son of the 4th Earl of Northampton, and Mary Lucy, he succeeded to his uncle's titles in 1758...
. In 1814, at the age of 21, Cavendish was elected
Member of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. Members of...
for
AylesburyAylesbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party has held the seat since 1924, and won the 2005 General Election with a 21.5% majority.-Boundaries:...
, a seat he held until 1818, and later sat for
NewtownNewtown is a former parliamentary borough located in Newtown, abolished in the great reform act of 1832.-History:Newtown, located on the large natural harbour on the north-western coast of the Isle of Wight, was the first borough established in the county. A French raid in 1377, that destroyed much...
from 1821 to 1830, for
Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
from 1831 to 1832, for
East SussexEast Sussex was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Sussex, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system....
from 1832 to 1841, for
YoughalYoughal was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January, 1801.-Boundaries:...
from 1841 to 1847 and for
BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.Its most prominent member was...
from 1847 to 1857.
Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham (28 August 1793 – 12 November 1863) was a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
LiberalThe Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the mid 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become...
politician.
Cavendish was the fourth son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington, third son of the former
Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom and the Head of Her Majesty's Government...
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC , styled Lord Cavendish before 1729 and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman who was briefly titular Prime Minister of Great Britain.-Early career:He was elected MP for Derbyshire in 1741 and 1747, but left the...
, and his wife Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, daughter of the architect
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of CorkRichard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork PC , born in Yorkshire, England was the son of Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Earl of Cork...
. His mother was Lady Elizabeth Compton, daughter of
Charles Compton, 7th Earl of NorthamptonCharles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton was a British peer.The son of Hon. Charles Compton, in turn younger son of the 4th Earl of Northampton, and Mary Lucy, he succeeded to his uncle's titles in 1758...
. In 1814, at the age of 21, Cavendish was elected
Member of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators. Members of...
for
AylesburyAylesbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party has held the seat since 1924, and won the 2005 General Election with a 21.5% majority.-Boundaries:...
, a seat he held until 1818, and later sat for
NewtownNewtown is a former parliamentary borough located in Newtown, abolished in the great reform act of 1832.-History:Newtown, located on the large natural harbour on the north-western coast of the Isle of Wight, was the first borough established in the county. A French raid in 1377, that destroyed much...
from 1821 to 1830, for
Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
from 1831 to 1832, for
East SussexEast Sussex was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Sussex, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system....
from 1832 to 1841, for
YoughalYoughal was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January, 1801.-Boundaries:...
from 1841 to 1847 and for
BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.Its most prominent member was...
from 1847 to 1857. In 1858 he was raised to the peerage as
Baron Chesham, of Chesham in the County of Buckingham.
Lord Chesham married Lady Catherine Susan Gordon, daughter of
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of HuntlyGeorge Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly KT , styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and the Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer.-Family:Huntly was the son of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne....
, in 1814. He died in November 1863, aged 70. He was succeeded in the barony by his son William George Cavendish.