Person Cavendish; William (1617 - 1684); 3rd Earl of Devonshire; politician Cavendish William politician 1617 - 1684 British Male Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, Europe 10 October 1617 0 Roehampton House, Surrey, England, Europe 23 November 1684 0 Burial: Edensor near Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, Europe

Latimers, Buckinghamshire (October 1645)

Education: Educated by his mother and Thomas Hobbes Career: Travelled abroad with Hobbes (1634-1637); Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire (1638-1642, 1660-1684); High Steward of Ampthill (1640); Joint Commissioner of Array for Leicestershire (1642); expelled from Parliament (1642); went abroad and his estates were sequestrated; returned and lived in retirement (1646); Steward of Tutbury (1660) and of High Peak (1661); Commissioner of Trade (1668-1669) Honours: KB 1625 Parents: William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and Christiana; succeeded his father (1628) Married: Elizabeth Cecil Children: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (FRS 1663); Lady Anne Cavendish Cavendish showed support for the Royalists during his time in the House of Lords and was approached by Queen Henrietta Maria in her attempts to build a royalist faction in parliament. His brother Charles Cavendish was killed during the Civil War in a skirmish in Lincolnshire, however the earl himself did not go to battle. Throughout the Protectorate, he did financially support royals and supporters in exile without actively participating in plots or conspiracies. After the Restoration, Cavendish remained fairly inactive in his political roles. As a Commissioner of Trade, Cavendish was a member of the Counil of Trade, which carried the responsibility for trade and plantation affairs and contributed to furthering the government's colonial interests. The Council's orders and tasks fell within a broad remit and included finding ways in which to take and enslave people to bring to the colonies, mediating between the Royal African Company and the colonies, as well as enforcing the 'reeducation' of Native Americans and enslaved people in the colonised regions. Original Fellow 20/05/1663 Was solicited in January 1668 by the President, Viscount Brouncker, as a Fellow likely willing and able to help with the construction and establishment of a Society building Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; GEC; ODNB Note: ODNB (Stater) gives an alternative place of birth as Devonshire House, London. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH1611 10 Oct 1617 - 23 Nov 1684 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 01/12/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA5787 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/16203838 8a861335-f426-4590-a7d3-47ecfeaab3c4