Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

The Most Noble Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, K.G., G.C.V.O., P.C.
*Born: 23 July 1833
*Died: 24 March 1908
==Known as==
*1833-1834: The Hon. Spencer Cavendish
*1834-1857: The Hon. Spencer Cavendish, commonly called Lord Cavendish of Keighley
*1857-1858: The Hon. Spencer Cavendish, commonly called Lord Cavendish of Keighley, M.P.
*1858-1866: The Hon. Spencer Cavendish, commonly called Marquess of Hartington, M.P.
*1866-1891: The Rt. Hon. Spencer Cavendish, commonly called Marquess of Hartington, M.P.
*1891-1892: The Duke of Devonshire, P.C.
*1892-1907: The Duke of Devonshire, K.G., P.C.
*1907-1908: The Duke of Devonshire, K.G., G.C.V.O., P.C.
==Education==
*Trinity College, Cambridge
==Political Offices==
*Civil Lord of the Admiralty, 1863
*Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War, 1863-1866
*Secretary of State for War, 1866
*Postmaster-General, 1868-1871
*Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1871-1874
*Secretary of State for War, 1880-1882
*Secretary of State for India, 1882-1885
*Lord President of the Council, 1895-1903
*President of the Board of Education, 1900-1902
==Lord Lieutenancies==
*Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, 1892-1908
*Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford, 1895-1908
==Other Honorary Offices==
*Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh, 1877-1880
*Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1892-1908
*Chancellor of the University of Manchester, 1907-1908
==Peerage Titles==
*Duke of Devonshire, Marquess of Hartington, Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwicke, Baron Cavendish of Keighley - 1891
==Chivalric Orders==
*Knight of the Order of the Garter, 1892
*Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 1907
==Privy Council==
*Privy Counsellor, 1866
*Privy Counsellor (Ireland), 1871
==Parliamentary Seats==
*Member of Parliament for North Lancashire, 1857-1868
*Member of Parliament for New Radnor, 1869-1880
*Member of Parliament for North East Lancashire, 1880-1885
*Member of Parliament for Rossendale, 1885-1891
==Parliamentary Positions==
*Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, 1875-1880
*Leader of the House of Lords, 1902-1903
==Party Positions==
*Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons, 1875-1880
*Leader of the Liberal Unionist Party in the House of Commons, 1886-1891
*Leader of the Liberal Unionist Party in the House of Lords, 1891-1903
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