Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark
Richard Cavendish, 2nd Baron Waterpark FSA (13 July 1765 – 1 June 1830), was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer.[1]
Early life
Waterpark was the son of Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet and Sarah Cavendish, 1st Baroness Waterpark.
Waterpark succeeded to his father's baronetcy in 1804 and his mother's barony in 1807, at which point the two titles merged.[2]
Career
He sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Portarlington between 1790 and 1797.[3] He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[citation needed]
Personal life
On 6 August 1789, he was married to Juliana Cooper, the daughter of Thomas Cooper. Together they had nine children.
He was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry Cavendish.[4]
References
- ^ Edmund Lodge, The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing (Saunders and Otley, 1833), 441.
- ^ The Present Peerage of the United Kingdom (John Stockdale, 1821), 145.
- ^ ThePeerage.com (entry #65883) http://www.thepeerage.com/p6589.htm#i65883
- ^ Edmund Lodge, The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing (Saunders and Otley, 1833), 441.
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Preceded by Boyle Roche Robert Hobart | Portarlington 1790–1797 With: William Browne | Succeeded by |
Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Baron Waterpark 1807–1830 | Succeeded by |
Baronetage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Baronet (of Doveridge Hall) 1804–1830 | Succeeded by |
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