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Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, KG, GCVO, PC, PC (Ire), FRS (23 July 1833 – 24 March 1908), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman.
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of Devonshire was a British statesman whose opposition to the Irish Home Rule policy of his own Liberal Party caused him to assume (1886) the leadership of the Liberal Unionist Party and to become increasingly identified with the Conservatives.
The 8th Duke of Devonshire was a statesman who served in Parliament for more than fifty years. A significant figure in the Liberal Party, he played a leading role in the cabinets of Gladstone and later Liberal governments as the Marquess of Hartington.
He became 8th duke of Devonshire (1891) and in 1893 moved the rejection of the second home rule bill in the lords. In 1895 he became lord lieutenant of Co. Waterford, and was lord president of the council (1895–1903) in the conservative-led government.
Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington and 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908), politician, was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Blanche Cavendish (née Howard).
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire. (1833-1908), Politician and Captain; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter in 56 portraits. Statesman; served under Gladstone but opposed Home Rule for Ireland and with Chamberlain founded Liberal Unionist Party.
Overview. Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of, marquis of Hartington. (1833—1908) politician. Quick Reference. (1833–1908). Heir to the Cavendish family's dukedom and a Palmerstonian Whig, Hartington was an MP at 24 and a cabinet minister at 34.
