Lord Richard Cavendish (1871–1946)

Lord Richard Cavendish
CB, CMG, DL, JP
"North Lancashire"
Cavendish as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, April 1900
Member of Parliament for North Lonsdale
In office
1895-1906
Personal details
Born
Richard Frederick Cavendish

(1871-01-31)31 January 1871
Mayfair, London
Died7 January 1946(1946-01-07) (aged 74)
Cartmel, Lancashire
Political partyLiberal Unionist (before 1904)
Liberal Party (after 1904)
Spouse
Lady Moyra Beauclerk
(m. 1895)
Children7
Parents
RelativesCavendish family
Victor Cavendish (brother)
William Cavendish (grandfather)
Blanche Howard (grandmother)
William Lascelles (grandfather)
Hugh Cavendish (grandson)
EducationTrinity College, Cambridge

Lt.-Col. Lord Richard Frederick Cavendish, CB, CMG, DL, JP (31 January 1871 – 7 January 1946) was a British aristocrat, author, magistrate, and politician from the Cavendish family. He took a prominent role in public life in Lancashire, particularly in agricultural development.