Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle
Chivalric Order Member
1630 – 1691
Who was Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle?
Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG, PC, styled Viscount Mansfield until 1676, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1676, and then inherited the dukedom.
Cavendish was the only son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his first wife, Elizabeth Basset. His maternal grandparents were William Basset and Judith Austen, daughter of Thomas Austen.
In April 1660, Lord Mansfield was elected Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in the Convention Parliament. He was elected MP for Northumberland in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament. In 1676 inherited the title as Duke of Newcastle.
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- Born
- Jun 24, 1630
- Parents
- Died
- Jul 26, 1691
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on July 23, 2013
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