Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the wealthiest British aristocratic families since the 16th century and has been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Marquesses of Salisbury and the Earls of Derby.
Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish was an English Liberal politician and protégé of the Prime Minister,William Ewart Gladstone. Cavendish was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in May 1882 but was killed along with Thomas Henry Burke in what came to be known as the Phoenix Park Murders only hours after his arrival in Dublin,a victim of the Irish National Invincibles organisation.
Earl Fortescue is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created in 1789 for Hugh Fortescue,3rd Baron Fortescue (1753–1841),a member of parliament for Beaumaris and Lord-Lieutenant of Devon.
Charles Edward Peter Neil Wood,3rd Earl of Halifax,,is a British peer and Conservative politician.
Earl of Lonsdale is a title that has been created twice in British history,firstly in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784,and then in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1807,both times for members of the Lowther family.
Baron Margadale,of Islay in the County of Argyll,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 January 1965 for the Conservative politician John Morrison. As of 2017,the title is held by his grandson,the third baron,who succeeded his father in 2003.
Baron Waterpark of Waterpark in the County of Cork,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.
Baron Bellew,of Barmeath in the County of Louth,is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 17 July 1848 for Sir Patrick Bellew,7th Baronet,who had previously represented Louth in the House of Commons as a Whig and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Louth. His grandson,the third Baron,was also Lord Lieutenant of County Louth and sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1904 to 1911. He was succeeded by his younger brother,the fourth Baron. He was an Irish Representative Peer from 1914 to 1931. In 1881 Lord Bellew assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Bryan under the terms of the will of his maternal uncle Colonel George Bryan. However,he is the only one of the Barons to have held this surname. On his death the titles passed to his nephew,the fifth Baron,and then to his younger brother,the sixth Baron. As of 2018 the titles are held by the latter's grandson,the eighth Baron,who succeeded in 2010.
Baron Chesham,of Chesham in the County of Buckingham,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1858 for the Hon. Charles Cavendish,who had earlier represented Aylesbury,Newtown,East Sussex,Youghal and Buckinghamshire in the House of Commons as a Liberal.
Baron Clwyd,of Abergele in the County of Denbigh,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the Liberal politician Sir John Roberts,1st Baronet,who had previously represented Denbighshire West in the House of Commons. He had already been created a Baronet,of Brynwenallt in the parish of Abergele in the County of Denbigh,in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1908. Lord Clwyd's father John Roberts had earlier been Member of Parliament for Flint from 1878 to 1892. As of 2016 the titles are held by his great-grandson,the fourth Baron,who succeeded his father in 2006.
Baron Rankeillour,of Buxted in the County of Sussex,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1932 for the Conservative politician James Fitzalan Hope. He was the grandson of General Sir Alexander Hope,fourth son of John Hope,2nd Earl of Hopetoun. His eldest son,Arthur Hope,was also a Conservative politician and held junior ministerial office. From 1940 to 1946 he served as Governor of Madras. He was succeeded by his younger brother,the third Baron,Henry John Hope. After the death of Henry John Hope's only son,Peter St Thomas More Hope in 2005,,who was unmarried,succession went to his first cousin,the fifth Baron,Michael Richard Hope,who is the present holder of the title,and is the eldest son of the Hon. Richard Frederick Hope,who was the youngest son of the first Baron.
Charles Compton Cavendish,1st Baron Chesham was a British Liberal politician.
Edward Henry Trafalgar Digby,10th Baron Digby,also 4th Baron Digby in the Peerage of Great Britain,was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.
Luke Richard White,6th Baron Annaly,is a British hereditary peer and former Government Whip in the House of Lords,who sat on the Conservative benches.
Arthur Edwin Hill-Trevor,1st Baron Trevor,styled as Lord Edwin Hill until 1862 and as Lord Edwin Hill-Trevor from 1862 to 1880,was a long-standing Anglo-Irish Conservative Member of Parliament.
Thomas Taylour,1st Marquess of Headfort,styled Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795,and known as The Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800,was an Irish peer and politician.
Frederick Thellusson,4th Baron Rendlesham DL,was a British Conservative Party politician.
James Caulfeild Browne,2nd Baron Kilmaine was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament and landowner. He sat in the House of Commons of Ireland in 1790.
Charlotte FitzRoy,Countess of Euston,was the wife of George FitzRoy,4th Duke of Grafton. Although she is sometimes referred to as "Duchess of Grafton",her husband did not inherit the dukedom until 1811,after his wife's death.
Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon,4th Baron Curzon,,was a British aristocrat and clergyman. He was the father of George Curzon,1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston,who was the Conservative Viceroy of India and British Foreign Secretary.
