page_title: William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire / References
caption_attribution_description: English: Coat of arms of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, KG
context_page_description: William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire KG, PC was a British nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was sworn of the Privy Council in 1707, and served as Lord President of the Council from 1716 to 1717 and 1725 to 1729.
  He married The Hon. Rachel Russell, daughter of William Russell, Lord Russell on 21 June 1688. The Duchess served as a Lady of the Bedchamber at the court of Queen Anne.
  They had five children:
  William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
  Lady Rachel Cavendish married Sir William Morgan on 14 May 1723
  Lady Elizabeth Cavendish married Sir Thomas Lowther, 2nd Baronet
  Lord James Cavendish
  Lord Charles Cavendish married Anne Grey on 9 January 1727, father of Henry Cavendish
context_section_description: "Warrant Books: April 1713, 1-15 Pages 169-184  Calendar of Treasury Books, Volume 27, 1713. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1955". British History Online. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  Jervas, Charles. "Lady Rachel Cavendish, Lady Morgan (1697 - 1780), as a Shepherdess". National Trust.
  thePeerage.com
  Leo van de Pas genealogies
  familysearch.org Accessed 4 November 2007
caption: Coat of arms of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, KG
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