William Cavendish, fourth duke of Devonshire

(1720-1764)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1720-1764 NRA: Cavendish William (1720-1764) 4th Duke of Devonshire DNB: Cavendish, William, fourth duke of Devonshire (bap. 1720, d. 1764), prime minister LBT ID: DuDevon4 VIAF ID: 37078993 LOC ID: n83181111	B/BAP: 1720-06-01 DIED: 1764-10-02
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The son of the third duke (d. 1755); he was a Whig MP for Derbyshire (1741-47) and Prime Minister (1756-57).
REFERENCES TO William Cavendish, fourth duke of Devonshire: Lord Holland to Thomas Creevey, 4 July 1817 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 2: ¶ 1 ¶ n1 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch XII: 1817-18 Found 1: ¶ n1