William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire

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His Grace The Duke of Devonshire KG PC
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Lord President of the Council
In office 6 July 1716 –16 March 1718

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Gilbert Clarke Henry Gilbert	Member of Parliament for Derbyshire 1695–1701 With: Sir Gilbert Clarke 1695–1698 Thomas Coke 1698–1701 Lord Manners of Haddon 1701	Succeeded by Thomas Coke Sir John Curzon, Bt
Preceded by Robert Walpole The Earl of Ranelagh	Member of Parliament for Castle Rising 1702 With: Robert Walpole	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Littleton, Bt Horatio Walpole
Preceded by The Lord Fairfax of Cameron The Viscount of Irvine	Member of Parliament for Yorkshire 1702–1707 With: Sir John Kaye, Bt 1702–1707 The Lord Fairfax of Cameron 1707	Succeeded by The Viscount Downe Conyers Darcy
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Manchester	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1702–1707	Succeeded by The Viscount Townshend
Preceded by The Duke of Devonshire	Lord Steward 1707–1710	Succeeded by The Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
Preceded by The Earl Poulett	Lord Steward 1714–1716	Succeeded by The Duke of Kent
Preceded by The Earl of Nottingham	Lord President of the Council 1716–1718	Succeeded by The Earl of Sunderland
Preceded by The Lord Carleton	Lord President of the Council 1725–1729	Succeeded by The Lord Trevor
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Devonshire	Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire 1707–1710	Succeeded by The Earl of Scarsdale
Preceded by The Earl of Scarsdale	Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire 1714–1729	Succeeded by The Duke of Devonshire
Legal offices
Preceded by The Duke of Devonshire	Justice in Eyre north of the Trent 1707–1711	Succeeded by The Duke of Newcastle
Peerage of England
Preceded by William Cavendish	Duke of Devonshire 1707–1729	Succeeded by William Cavendish