Charles Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham
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Charles Compton William Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham KCB
, PC
, DL
(13 December 1850 – 9 November 1907), styled The Honourable Charles Cavendish between 1863 and 1882, was a British
soldier, courtier and Conservative
politician. He served as the last Master of the Buckhounds
under Lord Salisbury
from 1900 to 1901.
, Chesham was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham
and his wife Henrietta Frances Lascelles, daughter of William Lascelles.
under Lord Salisbury
. However, as Chesham was serving in South Africa
, Lord Churchill
was appointed to act as Master of the Buckhounds in his absence. Chesham remained Master until the office was abolished the following year. He was admitted to the Privy Council
in 1901, and also served as a Lord of the Bedchamber
to the Prince of Wales
(later King George V
) from 1901 to 1907.
, in 1877. He died in November 1907, aged 56, after a hunting accident. There is a bronze statue commemorating his life and deeds located in the Market Square in Aylesbury
, Buckinghamshire
which has Grade II Listed Building status. He was succeeded in the barony by his second but eldest surviving son John. His daughter the Honourable Lilah Constance Cavendish married Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller, 3rd Baronet.
Order of the Bath
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, PC
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
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(13 December 1850 – 9 November 1907), styled The Honourable Charles Cavendish between 1863 and 1882, was a British
United Kingdom
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soldier, courtier and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician. He served as the last Master of the Buckhounds
Master of the Buckhounds
The Master of the Buckhounds was an officer in the Master of the Horse's department of the British Royal Household. The holder was also His/Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot. It was a political office, so the holder, who was always a nobleman, changed with every change of government. The office...
under Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
from 1900 to 1901.
Background
A member of the Cavendish family headed by the Duke of DevonshireDuke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire is a title in the peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only...
, Chesham was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham
William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham
William George Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham was a British Liberal politician.A member of the Cavendish family headed by the Duke of Devonshire, Chesham was the son of Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham and Lady Catherine Susan Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly...
and his wife Henrietta Frances Lascelles, daughter of William Lascelles.
Political career
Lord Chesham took his seat in the House of Lords on his father's death in 1882. In November 1900 he was appointed Master of the BuckhoundsMaster of the Buckhounds
The Master of the Buckhounds was an officer in the Master of the Horse's department of the British Royal Household. The holder was also His/Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot. It was a political office, so the holder, who was always a nobleman, changed with every change of government. The office...
under Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
. However, as Chesham was serving in South Africa
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
, Lord Churchill
Victor Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill
Major Victor Albert Francis Charles Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill GCVO JP , known as The Lord Churchill between 1886 and 1902, was a British peer and courtier....
was appointed to act as Master of the Buckhounds in his absence. Chesham remained Master until the office was abolished the following year. He was admitted to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1901, and also served as a Lord of the Bedchamber
Lord of the Bedchamber
A Lord of the Bedchamber, previously known as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber was a courtier in the Royal Household of the King of the United Kingdom and the Prince of Wales. A Lord of the Bedchamber's duties consisted of assisting the King with his dressing, waiting on him when he ate in private,...
to the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
(later King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
) from 1901 to 1907.
Family
Lord Chesham married his second cousin Lady Beatrice Constance Grosvenor, daughter of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of WestminsterHugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster KG, PC, JP , styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845 and Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869 and known as the 3rd Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an English landowner, politician and racehorse owner.He inherited the estate of...
, in 1877. He died in November 1907, aged 56, after a hunting accident. There is a bronze statue commemorating his life and deeds located in the Market Square in Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England. However the town also falls into a geographical region known as the South Midlands an area that ecompasses the north of the South East, and the southern extremities of the East Midlands...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
which has Grade II Listed Building status. He was succeeded in the barony by his second but eldest surviving son John. His daughter the Honourable Lilah Constance Cavendish married Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller, 3rd Baronet.