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Lord John Cavendish PC (22 October 1732 – 18 December 1796) was an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 politician
Politician

A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
. He was the youngest son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of Great Britain was a British nobleman and British Whig Party politician, the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire and Lady Rachel Russell....
. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet of the United Kingdom Minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters....
 in 1782 and 1783, and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1782. He was a supporter of Rockingham
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom , styled The Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1733, Viscount Higham between 1733 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750 and The Earl Malton in 1750, was a Kingdom of Great Britain British Whig Par...
, and subsequently of the Fox-North Coalition
Fox-North Coalition

The Fox-North Coalition was a government in Great Britain that held office during 1783. As the name suggests, the ministry was a coalition of the groups supporting Charles James Fox and Frederick North, Lord North....
 that brought the Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland Privy Council , was a Kingdom of Great Britain British Whig Party and Tory statesman, List of Chancellors of the University of Oxford and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom....
 to power. He lost his seat in the election of 1784, when the coalition fell, and did not return to the House of Commons
British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the British monarchy and the House of Lords ....
 until 1794, in the family seat of Derbyshire
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom constituency. It was a United Kingdom constituencies of the British 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....
.






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Lord John Cavendish PC (22 October 1732 – 18 December 1796) was an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 politician
Politician

A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
. He was the youngest son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of Great Britain was a British nobleman and British Whig Party politician, the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire and Lady Rachel Russell....
. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet of the United Kingdom Minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters....
 in 1782 and 1783, and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1782. He was a supporter of Rockingham
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom , styled The Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1733, Viscount Higham between 1733 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750 and The Earl Malton in 1750, was a Kingdom of Great Britain British Whig Par...
, and subsequently of the Fox-North Coalition
Fox-North Coalition

The Fox-North Coalition was a government in Great Britain that held office during 1783. As the name suggests, the ministry was a coalition of the groups supporting Charles James Fox and Frederick North, Lord North....
 that brought the Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland Privy Council , was a Kingdom of Great Britain British Whig Party and Tory statesman, List of Chancellors of the University of Oxford and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom....
 to power. He lost his seat in the election of 1784, when the coalition fell, and did not return to the House of Commons
British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the British monarchy and the House of Lords ....
 until 1794, in the family seat of Derbyshire
Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Derbyshire is a former United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom constituency. It was a United Kingdom constituencies of the British 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....
. He died two years later, in 1796.