Baron Waterpark
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Baron Waterpark is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1792 for Sarah, Lady Cavendish, in honour of her husband, Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet
. Sir Henry Cavendish was a politician who represented Lismore
and Killybegs
in the Irish House of Commons
and served as Vice-Treasurer of Ireland and as Receiver-General of Ireland. From 1768 to 1774 he sat in the British House of Commons
for Lostwithiel
. Cavendish and Lady Waterpark were both succeeded by their son Richard, the second Baron and third Baronet. His eldest son, the third Baron, represented Knaresborough
, Derbyshire South and Lichfield
in the House of Commons as a Liberal
and served as a Lord-in-Waiting
(government whip
) under Lord John Russell
, Lord Aberdeen
and Lord Palmerston
. This line of the family failed on the death of his grandson, the fifth Baron, in 1932. The late Baron was succeeded by his second cousin, the sixth Baron. He was the grandson of a younger son of the second Baron. the titles are held by the latter's nephew, the seventh Baron, who succeeded in 1948. The Cavendish Baronetcy, of Doveridge Hall, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1755 for Henry Cavendish. He notably represented Lismore
in the Irish House of Commons
. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet.
The Cavendishes of Doveridge were descended from Henry Cavendish, illegitimate son of another Henry Cavendish, of Tutbury Priory. This Henry was the eldest son of Sir William Cavendish by his wife Bess of Hardwick
, and thus elder brother of William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
. The family seat of Doveridge Hall was demolished about 1938. There were other illegitimate sons sired in Derbyshire by Henry Cavendish. One son Robert Cavendish was allegedgly the result of a lifelong relationship with a mistress whom he kept at Ufton Manor in Oakerthorpe.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created in 1792 for Sarah, Lady Cavendish, in honour of her husband, Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet
Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet
Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet PC was an Irish politician noted for his extensive recording of parliamentary debates in the late 1760s and early 1770s.-Early life:...
. Sir Henry Cavendish was a politician who represented Lismore
Lismore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Lismore was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
and Killybegs
Killybegs (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Killybegs was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Killybegs was not represented.-1689–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
and served as Vice-Treasurer of Ireland and as Receiver-General of Ireland. From 1768 to 1774 he sat in the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (UK Parliament constituency)
Lostwithiel was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1304 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
. Cavendish and Lady Waterpark were both succeeded by their son Richard, the second Baron and third Baronet. His eldest son, the third Baron, represented Knaresborough
Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and then one MP until its abolition in 1885.-Before the Great Reform Act:...
, Derbyshire South and Lichfield
Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
in the House of Commons as a Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
and served as a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
Most Lords in Waiting are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits...
(government whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
) under Lord John Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC , known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century....
, Lord Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen KG, KT, FRS, PC , styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a Scottish politician, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.-Early life:Born in Edinburgh on 28 January 1784, he...
and Lord Palmerston
Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC , known popularly as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century...
. This line of the family failed on the death of his grandson, the fifth Baron, in 1932. The late Baron was succeeded by his second cousin, the sixth Baron. He was the grandson of a younger son of the second Baron. the titles are held by the latter's nephew, the seventh Baron, who succeeded in 1948. The Cavendish Baronetcy, of Doveridge Hall, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1755 for Henry Cavendish. He notably represented Lismore
Lismore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Lismore was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet.
The Cavendishes of Doveridge were descended from Henry Cavendish, illegitimate son of another Henry Cavendish, of Tutbury Priory. This Henry was the eldest son of Sir William Cavendish by his wife Bess of Hardwick
Bess of Hardwick
Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1521 – 13 February 1608, known as Bess of Hardwick, was the daughter of John Hardwick, of Derbyshire and Elizabeth Leeke, daughter of Thomas Leeke and Margaret Fox...
, and thus elder brother of William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire was an English politician and courtier.-Life:The second son of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick, he was educated with the children of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, whom his mother married after his father's death. She made him a rich...
. The family seat of Doveridge Hall was demolished about 1938. There were other illegitimate sons sired in Derbyshire by Henry Cavendish. One son Robert Cavendish was allegedgly the result of a lifelong relationship with a mistress whom he kept at Ufton Manor in Oakerthorpe.
Cavendish, Baronets of Doveridge Hall (1755)
- Sir Henry Cavendish, 1st Baronet (1707–1776)
- Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Cavendish, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet PC was an Irish politician noted for his extensive recording of parliamentary debates in the late 1760s and early 1770s.-Early life:...
(1732–1804) - Sir Richard Cavendish, 3rd Baronet (1765–1830) (succeeded as Baron Waterpark in 1807)
Barons Waterpark (1792)
- Sarah Cavendish, 1st Baroness WaterparkSir Henry Cavendish, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet PC was an Irish politician noted for his extensive recording of parliamentary debates in the late 1760s and early 1770s.-Early life:...
(1740–1807) - Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark (1765–1830)
- Henry Manners Cavendish, 3rd Baron WaterparkHenry Cavendish, 3rd Baron WaterparkHenry Manners Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark , was a British Whig politician.Waterpark was the son of Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark, and his wife Juliana . He succeeded his father in the barony in 1830 but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the...
(1793–1863) - Henry Anson Cavendish, 4th Baron Waterpark (1839–1912)
- Charles Frederick Cavendish, 5th Baron Waterpark (1883–1932)
- Henry Sheppard Hart Cavendish, 6th Baron Waterpark (1876–1948)
- Frederick Caryll Phillip Cavendish, 7th Baron Waterpark (b. 1926)