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Henry Cavendish (politician)
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Sir Henry Hardwick Cavendish (1550–1616) was the eldest son of the Tudor courtier Sir William Cavendish, and Lady Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1527–1608), known as "Bess of Hardwick". A Knight of the Shire for Derbyshire, he offered military service to Queen Elizabeth in the Netherlands as a Captain in 1578; conducted several trade expeditions across Europe and into the Islamic Near East (Constantinople); and was elected as MP for Derbyshire five times.
Sir Henry Hardwick Cavendish | |
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![]() Unknown Tudor Gentleman, possibly Sir Henry Cavendish | |
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire | |
In office 1572–1596 | |
Preceded by | Robert Wennersley |
Succeeded by | John Harpur |
Personal details | |
Born | 1550 Derbyshire |
Died | 12 October 1616 Chatsworth, Derbyshire |
Parent(s) | William Cavendish, Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury |
Cavendish was disinherited by his mother after a complete breakdown in their relationship due to his friendship with Mary Queen of Scots and support for his niece, Arbella Stuart. After his mother's death in 1608, Cavendish inherited Chatsworth from his father's estate, though not its contents. He sold the house intact to his younger brother William, who later that year became the 1st Earl of Devonshire.
Sir Henry and his wife, Lady Grace Talbot Cavendish, daughter of the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, had no surviving children.
Sir Henry was the father of over 8 illegitimate children. His eldest son, Henry (born 1576, of mother unknown) was educated and married to Bridget Willoughby, daughter of Sir Percival and Lady Bridget Willoughby. Among their direct descendants are the Barons Cavendish of Dove; later the Barons of Waterpark.
Also, among his direct descendants William Hunter Henderson Cavendish (born 1734), second son of Sir Henry John Cavendish, 1st Baronet Cavendish of Dove, who migrated from Doveridge, Derbyshire to Warm Springs, West Virginia, USA in pursuit of freedom of religion.