Charles Cavendish, Viscount Mansfield
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Charles Cavendish, Viscount Mansfield (c. 1626 – 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War
.
Viscount Mansfield was the son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his wife Elizabeth Basset of Blore.
In November 1640, Viscount Mansfield was elected Member of Parliament
for East Retford
in the Long Parliament
. He was disabled from sitting in 1644. He went into exile with his father, and returned to England in 1659.
Viscount Mansfield died at the age of 32.
Viscount Mansfield married Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Richard Rogers
and Anne Cheek.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1640 to 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Viscount Mansfield was the son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his wife Elizabeth Basset of Blore.
In November 1640, Viscount Mansfield was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for East Retford
East Retford (UK Parliament constituency)
East Retford was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the first time in 1316, and continuously from 1571 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He was disabled from sitting in 1644. He went into exile with his father, and returned to England in 1659.
Viscount Mansfield died at the age of 32.
Viscount Mansfield married Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Richard Rogers
Richard Rogers (MP)
Richard Rogers was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War....
and Anne Cheek.