William Cavendish, 7th duke of Devonshire and 2d earl of Burlington
1808–91
Statesman and benefactor of scientific and industrial enterprises. Whig MP for Cambridge University, 1829–31; for Malton, Yorkshire, 1831; for Derbyshire, 1831; for North Derbyshire, 1832–4. Succeeded to the earldom, 1834; to the dukedom, 1858. Chancellor of London University, 1836–56; of Cambridge University, 1861–91. President of the Royal Agricultural Society, 1870. Privy councillor, 1876. Knighted, 1858. FRS 1829.
Sources
DNB
Record of the Royal Society of London.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
Record of the Royal Society of London: The record of the Royal Society of London for the promotion of natural knowledge. 4th edition. London: Royal Society. 1940.
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