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William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
1698Sep, 26

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (d. 1755)
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, (26 September 1698 – 5 December 1755) was a British nobleman and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1729 when he inherited the Dukedom.

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